From: fizzbintuesday@that-google-mail-domain.com   
      
   97 Mercury Grand Marqis   
      
   Alternator is under 6 months old. Shop had said the regulator was inside   
   it.   
      
   Last night when it started, the dash lights wouldn't go on (but they   
   still work when it's on battery).   
      
   I noticed the voltage indicator was at max so I turned off the radio. I   
   had a DMM with me and measured 19.5V in the cig lighter, going up 0.1V   
   every few seconds. It was only running at high voltage for a minute or   
   so.   
      
   Fortunately I was already parked around the corner from the shop, but   
   they were closed, so I left it there.   
      
   I guess the dash lights didn't work because they have variable   
   brightness and the dimming circuit was confused. They were on when I   
   parked just minutes earlier, so it seems likely the voltage wasn't high   
   before it was parked.   
      
   The shop will have to start it again, so how long before that damages   
   the battery or something?   
      
      
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