Info on Mercury switch box

Jamz3333

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I have a 50 horsepower Mercury. It is not getting any fire. I tested the switch box with a multi-meter on ohms and I touched the the terminals that the trigger wires go to and touched ground and I was getting a reading of around 16000 ohms. Would this mean there is a short in the switch box?
 

Jamz3333

Seaman
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Oct 12, 2010
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I have checked the resistance on the stator and trigger and all come out with in specs. I did have some wires that were chewed up a little on the trigger from where it rubbed against the engine block. I was thinking maybe that could have shorted out the switchbox? Or shorted out the trigger? I have disconnected the kill switch and no change. One day it started and then a few weeks later with it just sitting in a garage it now doesn't fire. I don't have the adapter to check for peak voltage on the stator but with the multi meter it was putting out 76 volts. Just not sure what happened in that time frame for it to lose fire.
 
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