Another day, another disaster...
I installed more wiring, but decided to test everything UP TO the rectifier. I turned on the switch, and BAM. Fire, smoke, general chaos. See photo.
I don't get it. The first time I turned it on, I had my computer on and the TV, and it popped the 15amp house breaker. So I reset the breaker, made sure everthing in the room was off, and when I turned the box on, the two wires from the low side of the transformer were obviously shorted. Something is horribly wrong. I just don't understand it. Anyone have any ideas?