Why is my Ignition Lock Cylinder Producing a Live Current?

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SD_77CIVIC
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I have been doing some electrical work on my '77 Civic 1200. During the past couple of days, after replacing the ignition coil and ballast resistor, each time I try to start the car I experience electrical current passing through the ignition cylinder. As you can imagine, pretty shocking (no pun intended). I have also replaced the voltage regulator with one of the spares I have lying around. Could this be the culprit? Anyhow, I have been scratching my head trying to figure out what I could have possibly done that could cause this and have not been able to procure an answer. Any suggestions?

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May 6, 2012 at 9:34 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Go back and check what you have done, you have a power feed back somewhere, check the coil first.
May 6, 2012 at 9:43 PM
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