[Al Skierkiewicz]

Nathan, It sure looks like the one braid is improperly terminated. It should not touch the motor case when assembled. Either it was terminated on the wrong side of the lug or the braid was the wrong length to begin with. This is really the first I have heard of a hard short on a CIM that did not occur due to mishandling. I have seen a number of them where the armature was cooked and melted all the insulation.