You guys are a tough crowd. I already admitted wrongdoing, yet I get
chastised even more!

There was no re-wiring done. Nothing cut. Nothing
lengthened/shortened. It was literally moving the toggle switches and
button a few inches. It was my carelessness in testing the system
before fully mouting them in the panel that got me the short.

I have talked to the Avionics shop and they will take it soon and look
into it. He has the full schematic. It could be a short in the pitch
computer or the TC that houses the AP.