Overcharging, 2 fld alternator question
Key on you have a load from the electronic ignition OR points if closed.
That could account for 1v drop what does your alt meter show with the key on.
Of course you do. That should NOT cause a drop as such. Maybe a few tenths.
Steve I'm running out of ideas. You may have to drum up a local guy to help you. There has GOT to be a drop in that path to the VR IGN terminal. Whatever terminals, crimps, ANY connections. IS IT POSSIBLE that when you wired part of that up you, "let's say" stripped a wire and ended up with a bunch of strands cut? In other words, you turned a no.16 wire into a no.20 wire in effect?
Maybe it would be easier to measure to ground. DRAW OUT the path from the battery to the VR. If you have the relay properly connected, the path will be battery---start relay big stud---your new wire to the relay 30 terminal, from the 87 terminal to where you spliced to the blue wire, then to the ballast, and you may have to untape to find where it splices to the wiring to the VR.
You can either measure to battery plus or to ground, but measure EACH POINT on the path to the VR. If the relay is correct, there isn't that much there. And there isn't much wire length, either.
Where you cut the blue to installl the relay, is that wire nice clean shiny copper, or is it blackish and oxidized?
IF YOU HAVE the relay wired correctly, the key stuff under the dash should not have an effect on the VR at this point. That is the entire purpose of the relay.