Omfg so after checking every circuit in the entire harness, resistance testing &volt drop testing everything
replacing alternator and battery
My power to earth connection short was my door switch wiring >_ <
corrosion had caused both wires to touch causing a short, and the corrosion in the plug was so but it wasnt enough power to blow the fuse
Now reading OL (0) between +ve lead when removed from battery and earth lead
Tps is still faulting, I let it idle for an hour with no fault code appearing
drove it and code appears
im going to bite the bullet and order a brand new one
Last week I finally got the car running enough to go to Street Fighters, ran flawlessly to my surprise. Think I cracked the block though, I'll find out tomorrow.
Also learned that some solder rolls are weighted. Not the solder but the plastic roll. The trick is they use heavy webbing between the hole and the outer layer the solder is rolled on. Some YouTube channel weighed them and more than half the stated weight is plastic
https://youtu.be/lQ91gktACXw
I had a similar experience recently. Thought my iron was faulty, biffed it and bought a flash new one, same result. Annoying to say the least, had to rework a whole bunch of s*** joins on a board afterward.