[splenderleith]

I replaced the alternator, just to be sure. I ran a wire from the positive battery terminal to the positive terminal on the alternator and a cable from the negative terminal to the alternator ground. Still no voltage increase when I start the car.

It seems to me like there is some kind of signal telling the alternator not to create charge, but I am really not sure how that part works. The voltage between the battery and voltage regulator seems to be full battery volts, but between the alternator and the voltage regulator, it seems to be less than 1 volt. I don’t know if that is normal or not, but with the positive and negative battery terminals wired directly to the alternator, I am not sure where else the issue could be.