i took the dash apart to get to the power source of the battery light, power wasnt traveling through the light ive replaced fuses and still nothing. so i simply went to the three pin plug on the alternator and stripped the green and red wire( on and off switch power source) and wired it straight to the battery it immediately started charging
im not sure where to look for the fuse or electrical problem so i might just wire it to the battery and run a inline fuse.
Your battery will go dead, when engine is off.
An alternator is an electric motor used in reverse, so if you apply power to it(turn it on 24/7), it will want to spin like an electric motor when engine is off, but if you spin it, engine running, it will make power, it is an AC motor so won't draw alot of DC power all at once but battery will go dead.
This is why there is an on/off switch, via the battery light circuit.
I would try to find the wiring issue at the battery light end of things.
Fuse won't help, a key on 12v, key off 0v, wire would be what to use...with the fuse.
But test voltage at battery after a few minutes of idling to make sure it drops down to 13.5volts.
Sending battery 14+volts all the time will kill it.
So there could be other issues beside the on/off
General rule is alternator should provide 1 volt above battery voltage to maintain charge in battery.
so if battery with engine off is 12.5v then with engine at idle it should be 13.5v.
After starting battery needs to be recharged so alternator/voltage regulator will send 14+ volts for a few minutes to recharge it, then drop down to 13.5v to maintain charge.
Also with engine at idle turn on all the lights, fan blower, and anything else electric, voltage should drop below 13.5v then come back up to 13.5v, that's the voltage regulator working as it should.