Flickering Lights

Here's my best guess as to what you are trying to describe.
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Blue could be the remnant of Ignition Run, J2A
Green could be remnant of the original Field wire, R3

J2A orignally connected to power at the ballast resistor.
If there is a second wire on an alternator's field terminal, then that may connect now to the Ignition Run circuit/

5. Squeeze type unions used to join wires. Plastic on one union was melted.

Sounds like it overheated due to poor connection or shorted.