Using a Z-4000 you can see .7amps as the super caps charge and then drop off to .3-.4amps depending on loads. No Smoke on.
If you want to see if your load short is a board, unplug everything but the 7 pin. Sounds like something shorted and excessive draw if the AC input wire are getting hot.
Rectifier is easy to test for DC output, but have not seen those fail. G