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Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it¡¯s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won¡¯t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I¡¯m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I¡¯m sooooo dense electrically I¡¯m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike
 

The voltage regulator doesn't have anything to do with the lights. It's possible that the short fried the insulation between a hot wire and an adjacent wire to the headlights. Probably inside the harness where it'll be hard to find.

You say you have a new light switch. Did it work OK before the short? The light problem could be a defective aftermarket switch, and totally unrelated to your mishap. Unplug the wires to the switch and see what happens.

Good luck.

On 11/11/2020 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it¡¯s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won¡¯t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I¡¯m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I¡¯m sooooo dense electrically I¡¯m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike
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Thanks John......I will check that ground first. Wouldn¡¯t hurt as insulation started to melt. Yes to new switch.....obviously WASNT circuit breaker on bottom as I¡¯d guessed because it¡¯s doing just what the ¡°old¡± one did as far as headlights......I hate electrical.....

On Nov 11, 2020, at 11:26 PM, John Kohnen <jkohnen@...> wrote:

?The voltage regulator doesn't have anything to do with the lights. It's possible that the short fried the insulation between a hot wire and an adjacent wire to the headlights. Probably inside the harness where it'll be hard to find.

You say you have a new light switch. Did it work OK before the short? The light problem could be a defective aftermarket switch, and totally unrelated to your mishap. Unplug the wires to the switch and see what happens.

Good luck.

On 11/11/2020 1:59 PM, Mike wrote:
Just re-completed hooking up my wiring harness/components..... unfortunately? when hooking up generator harness, I hooked up the ground wire to either the armature or field connection on the voltage regulator( not sure as, in a panic, I pulled neg battery cable as it began to smoke). Cooked insulation on ground wire but I BELIEVE it¡¯s still ok.......got ground wire re-connected properly. Now when I turn on headlights, they won¡¯t go off unless I pull battery cable even though knob pushed to off position. I¡¯m GUESSING(?) that I fried something in voltage regulator(new headlight switch installed) but I¡¯m sooooo dense electrically I¡¯m hoping for confirmation/help. 1946 CJ-2A 6-volt Any help appreciated....Mike
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John <jkohnen@...>
Hatred is the most accessible and comprehensive of all the unifying agents. Mass movements can rise and spread without belief in a God, but never without belief in a devil. (Eric Hoffer)


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