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Ballast resistor used?
Did you get your answer about if and how to ground VR?
You can bypass the Ammeter like Jerry says, if there are fuses inline. It's a combination meter, hot wire terminal block and a bad idea the way it was wired.

You can also take the whole charging system off line to get it started. Take the belt off.


I assume this is not a shunt problem.

Also: this would not be the first time a fabulous 12V generator rewire company screwed up.

I forgot what your problem is right now? 30A fuse blows when battery cable attached and ammeter does not work.

Sometimes it's not safe to increase fuse amperage. You can send the failure "down the line" to a component.
It seems like the 12V battery is shorting to ground somehow.

You have to find out what is shorted or pulling so many amps to blow a 30A fuse. Can't think of anything pulling 30A with nothing on....so it means you have a dead short. That does not mean you have a frayed wire or a cut wire, it means YOU have wired something bass-ackwards. Rethink and recheck the work you have done. Be sure you know EXACTLY which terminal on a component is for HOT and which is for ground and so on. Check all grounds you have added to ANY component. We are not getting our shorts in a bunch we are trying to fix your shorts before you blow your shorts off. The 46 WILL be sparking. Some of us try to cut to the quick to find a fix. We try to filter thru the posters words for clues.
Good luck and let us know what you find out. It will help the next guy.