Took my p500 out for a Cruze down the street and noticed a burning plastic smell. Upon arriving back at the house, smoke was coming out of the back of the engine. Notified the rectifier was melting the battery box. (See picture) I unplugged the battery and let it cool. Unplugged both plugs on the regulator and reconnected the battery. Then I connected the hot/ground wire. The regulator started getting hot again. I did a quick check of grounds, didn’t see anything obvious. Any thoughts? Bad rectifier? Bad ground somewhere? Short?
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