Chainbreaker
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I agree that "earth grounding" is not the cause of his 24V DC shorting situation. Since he mentioned his grounding connects to a driven ground rod it's just good practice to verify his configuration, for safety's sake, to understand that his unit is "properly" grounded when working on it.
Is he double grounded? The subject of double grounding is highly debatable...the "Sticky: MEP-003A Hook up question" will leave your head spinning when reading the various opinions. Some within the Electrician Trade on here say "NO double grounding", others say its "OK if done properly". But that's a whole other subject that won't fix his present starter/24V short dilemma.
Sounds like he has ruled out any +24V wiring harness shorts to chassis. That would then seem to point back to a Starter internal short.
Is he double grounded? The subject of double grounding is highly debatable...the "Sticky: MEP-003A Hook up question" will leave your head spinning when reading the various opinions. Some within the Electrician Trade on here say "NO double grounding", others say its "OK if done properly". But that's a whole other subject that won't fix his present starter/24V short dilemma.
Sounds like he has ruled out any +24V wiring harness shorts to chassis. That would then seem to point back to a Starter internal short.
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