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Originally Posted by dkl
This is because your alternator hadn't completely failed yet. It's outputting SOME current to run the car, but not enough to charge the battery. But if your alternator had completely failed and the car is running 100% off of the battery, the voltage will continue to drop until system shutdown. Just because the battery light is on doesn't mean the alternator had completely failed - it just means that it's unable to maintain charge.
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I believe this is the case. The car would shut off and die during idle. I would have to assume this means the car was running off the battery...