5610 series II - electrical problem

Today I was installing a new light switch. Connected the wires to the tabs and the hot tab contacted the edge of the sheet metal causing a spark and smoke. Now I have no electrical at all. Not even a click at the starter. Located a fuse panel just behind the battery. One fuse looked a little odd (not very clear where the element is). I swapped it out with a good fuse and still nothing. What could I have done. What do I need to check. I am lost here.
 
You burned out the fusible link at the starter. Follow the positive battery cable down to the starter solenoid. Said fusible link comes off of the same post. If the fusible link did its job, it should look normal on the outside, but be very soft when you squeeze it (i.e. no copper wires inside). Replace with similar, or else next time you have a short circuit you'll burn up the whole harness.
 
Bern, I found the wire you mentioned. The wire/wires have a hard plastic sleeve over the solenoid. Removed it and did not see anything that looked like a fusible link. The wires have an smell like an electrical problem has got them hot. Can't find the fusible link. Do you have any suggestions as to where it is located?
 
at the battery cable and starter lug.. there will be a smaller cable the goes up to feed the tractor along with the big cable going to the battery... this smaller cable will have a short piece of cable from the starter lug that has a splice in it about 4 inches up... this 4 inch cable is the fuseable link. The fuseable link is.... a piece of wire, one size smaller than the rest of the small wire that runs up to feed the tractor. By being one size smaller in gauge, it will burn open first and stop the rest of the wire harness from catching fire. It again is simply one size smaller than the cable that goes on beyond it. It will burn open inside the insulation. Cut it out, and replace it, being careful to make sure it is one size smaller... than the wire going to the tractor. If the wire above it is a 10 gauge, use a 12 gauge piece for a fuseable link...keep it around 4 inches or less and make sure its mounted and routed so that it will not touch anything else, if it has to overheat and burn open. You can use crimp connectors and a high quality crimper to put the lugs on tight enough. If you want a factory look, put some heat shrink over the lugs ...
 
Bern and sotxbill, both of you fellers were dead on with your information. Without ya'lls information, I would have never fixed the problem. Got it going and now I will be able to get the hay in with both tractors running.
Thanks to both of you for the help.
Mac
 
Generally, a fusible link is 4 wire gauge sizes smaller than the circuit it protects. So, for example, a size 14 fusible link would protect a
size 10 gauge wire.
 

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