[jerryhawthorne]

Mike, I think we are both asking the same things. The + of the first cap to ground or center tap should read very high, one about 200 ohms higher than the other. Pull the tube and see if they read very high in several hundred K of resistance. At this point it's a moot point which point to check at. They are both reading terribly low. Enough to pop a fuse for sure. I would like a response Eric is resistance reading from that cap to ground (easier to find than the center tap) with the tube pulled. We shall both stand by.
Eric, Mike (Morzh) is a ton smarter than me on this stuff. I just try to put it to a level that I understand.
Good luck, Jerry

PS: Eric, don't keep adding fuses or power until such time you resolve the "short".