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Just a thought, if the bare wire had melted the insulation off it along is run, possibly in a place that isn't easily seen, like inside a loom, it could possibly have melted insulation off a wire dedicated to power up another item. Long sentence to say it could have melted into a power wire, and has intermittent grounding to blow fuse. It's a long shot possibility.

Also could have a grounding lug to frame/battery that is so corroded, it is causing issues.

Be open to just about anything at this point. Good luck in the hunt.

My good friend Frank Bryan came over and we hit it with great fervor and have achieved tentative success.
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We think the culprit was in here...the green wire coming out of the stator was arcing against the case...

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Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
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Hmmm, not sure how that could blow a fuse. Make the alternator hot and keep the battery from charging, yes.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

we found some other stuff too but that one we saw arcing?

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Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Forget what I said, Tim. The green wire is one of the connections to the alternator field, and grounding it may well blow the fuse. Sorry I was confused. In learning this, I also learned that the green wire shorting to ground can blow the regulator, at least according to Oregon Motorcycle Parts.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

I hope we got it Jim. Tomorrow will tell the tale....

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

It's probably unlikely, but may be possible that the short caused the regulator to fail, which in turn is conducting 12VDC to ground and blowing the fuse. Just something to check if the problem is not fixed.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.

Lets hope it is fixed, summer is here, and the time is right for riding in the streets, roads, everywhere.

We ran it up and checked the voltage and it is charging well. So hopefully we got it.

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I Love the Smell of Blue Marble in the Morning!!!
Tim Steele in Front Royal, VA
Home of the Phoenix Project
Stay in it when it comes on the pipe, no need to be scared...

Sounds good, Tim.

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If it surges, that's normal, upshift.