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Blykins,
At the time of your early "shakedown" it(alternator) probably was grounded because you had metal to metal contact from initial mounting, but as fasteners vibrate and settle in it may very well have shifted in just such a way as to not be visible to you but just enough to insulate itself from what was a working ground. Are your brackets painted (insulated)? Is the housing on your alternator painted or chromed, these factors act in the same principal as insulation on a wire.
This haunted me more than once on a big healy I restored.
You have to have solid grounds before proceeding. One step at a time, you'll get it figured out.
Good Luck.
Mark
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