I believe the reason I shorted it was my fault: I was playing with the headlight dimmer behind the dash and forgot to disconnect the battery. I did not fully reconnect the wires harness to the dimmer and I turned on the lights. The next thing I saw was sparks and I heard the link explode and that was it...no power. I'm pretty sure it was that, nothing else. Stupid me.
Can I purchase a link at the parts house and connect the two wires to it?