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Originally Posted by BrianBurkert
I had a fuse at the starter location. One night I had a short in my headlight. The fuse blew and disconnected the battery from the rest of the system. The generator set up its own circuit and kept the car running and the lights burning. Since the battery was disconnected, it no longer regulated the system to 6 volts. The generator is capable of much greater voltage. The voltage shot up, burned off the wire to the headlight, and toasted every bulb and component in the car (including the points and the generator itself). I saw the ammeter spike and the lights flicker, but till I pulled over and shut the car down, the damage had been done...
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I had the exact same thing happen to me. Fortunately I was within walking distance of home. Got my wife to go back with me and tow it home. Further inspection also revealed that everything that could blow was blown!