62 Valiant 200 / 170 cuin /6 - Odd smell - then dead battery

gsoco said

Alligator clip on the field post of the regulator to the 2 wire ballast resistor post

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You and Charlie solved it.
Problem is in the wiring from the field terminal to the alternator

If its an open wire, then the regulators ought to work.
If its a short, then they may be burned out.