cjack posted:Holy smoke...(no pun intended, sort of). I just tested one of my switches and it surely is an spdt as you all said it might be. I wonder why I never smoked anything because I have run off onto the block. Maybe the engine ran until it stopped and was going at a fast enough rate that it didn't have time to heat the short.
I appreciate the patient answers and tenacity until I finally got it. Something new to worry about, or looking at it differently, something to think about.
I never smoked anything either and the switches are all still working just fine, but now there are relays added and the shorting has been eliminated. It took me a a couple of weeks, maybe longer, to figure out what the problem was. I actually don't remember how I stumbled across the switch being the problem, but glad I finally did, it was driving me nuts even though by leaving everything on there was no problem.
Stan's pictures are worth a thousand words! And I thank him for the illustrations above, that makes it all much clearer, and it helps me too. He is also very good at explaining things, much better than I am that's for sure. Wish I could have had him come over here when I first discovered the problem. If I wasn't so old I would hire on as Stan & GRJ's apprentice. 
