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First of all thanks in advance for any help, here's the story. A few days ago my battery light came on and went off randomly. Still started and ran fine however last night when returning home I noticed the battery level dropping until the radio and lights started to flicker. When I hit the gas the gauge shot up to normal, got home and shut it off. Started it again immediately and it barely started. Tried again this morning and of course no go. I figured it was the battery or the Alternator so I removed both. I got the alternator tested and was told it was good to go. The battery was reading 11.5 volts but slowly trickled down when reading the Ohm meter. I bought a new battery and installed the old alternator. Truck started but battery light is still on. Gauge reads normal. So what to check next? Lastly, I am no mechanic by any any means but handy with tools and can follow directions, somewhat. So any advice I get will in turn cause me to look through my Haynes manual to find the parts, lol. The truck is old enough that it pains me to throw allot of money into for expensive labor and parts. I am willing to tinker with and hopefully someone here is willing to guide me in the right direction. Thanks.