RE: Finished my Avistar, Few questions and abnormalities...perhaps normal?
Number 2. sounds like, and kind of looks like, you have the switch hooked up wrong. ie.. wrong lead going to your receiver.If so you are not trying to charge your battery, you are trying to charge your reciever. Switch the lead you are using for charging and the one that goes to your reciever. (after you switch you will find off will now be on and visa versa)
My guess anyway.