short somewhere?

battery has died..... tried charging it and my amperage is spiking like crazy and wont stop. Prior to all of this my dash lights and gauges were fluctuating at best non responsive at worst. I believed that i had a short in my light switch but with it removed my problems are still consistent my battery terminals are fine, and my battery cables are in good condition. I do not know where the short could be ( i know there are thousands of locations).

My first course of action would be to test both the battery and the alternator. Either one might cause your issues.

After that it would get more in depth....post back with the results of your test and we'll go from there.....