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rockfla · 09-19-2021, 11:12 AM

Okay…I’ve been chasing a dead short in the 32. First I found the generator was wire incorrectly and shorted the generator and pegged my ammeter. Sent them both for repair. Put them both back in after repair, installed a brand new cut out and still have a dead short. I can wire yellow to the ammeter, check at the battery terminal, NO short. Attach the yellow/blue wire to the opposite side of the ammeter, Short - popping and arching at the battery terminal. Remove yellow/blue, NO arching. So I removed the in wire at the cutout, no arching. Logic is telling me the generator is my dead short? NO??

09-19-2021, 11:12 AM	#1
rockfla Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Jacksonville FL Posts: 3,955	Electrical verification 32 Ford Okay…I’ve been chasing a dead short in the 32. First I found the generator was wire incorrectly and shorted the generator and pegged my ammeter. Sent them both for repair. Put them both back in after repair, installed a brand new cut out and still have a dead short. I can wire yellow to the ammeter, check at the battery terminal, NO short. Attach the yellow/blue wire to the opposite side of the ammeter, Short - popping and arching at the battery terminal. Remove yellow/blue, NO arching. So I removed the in wire at the cutout, no arching. Logic is telling me the generator is my dead short? NO??