If you have taken it apart, we can speculate only, but here are my thoughts. The wire going to your simple toggle switch coming from the load side of the amp meter. It melted, so the power flowing through it was excessive. The switch was hooked to two wires, one going to the charge indicator lamp, and one going to the coil (or resistor then coil). Neither of these are heave loads, (the light is very low wattage, and the Ignition draws ~4 amps when not running and less when it is. Thus there is a short to ground. I do not know where you places the indicator lamp, but it is often true that the typical lamp socket used is intended to ground the lamp when mounted. This means that if the lamp socket is attached to the metal of the tractor, that is the issue!. The lamp must be isolated from all metal when operating. Power can be attached to the bulb at the socket, but the socket must not touch the tractor. Other possibilities are that a wire was pinched or cut by a sharp edge and grounded. If the heavy wire from the Alt to the amp meter is not toast, you are probably OK. Keep us informed on your findings. JimN
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