Thanks Tomb,
I was finally able to measure the voltages (my old dmm died, then no time, and so on..)
so..
Input to Alien (from Soha 12v points through lm317 reg) - 10.50v
5v test point - 5.42v
3.3v test point - 3.30v
so...
1/30/10 at 8:25am