blackout

Like I said in the original post, the fusible links tested good (I was getting 12+ volts on the running end). Checked voltage at ignition and was only getting .6 volts. All the fuses were good. Took a look at the ground and hot battery cable connections, ground looked good, hot cable on the starter end not-so-much. Cleaned the starter post and decided to just replace both battery cables..............started up just fine! I don't quite understand this since, as Cougar mentioned, the stuff that wasn't working (hazards, brake lights, door locks, etc.) run off unswitched power. That's why I was concentrating on the wiring between the battery, link box and fuse panel. Does this (Loyale) system require power to the starter to close the loop to unswitched sources? That's the only thing that makes sense as to why a bad starter connection would prevent power to unswitched sources.......but still doesn't make sense. Anyway, thanks for all the suggestions.

West Central off of Northwest

one last thing (don't know if it's relevant or not).....this has happened on two other occasions, but after sitting for awhile worked just fine. No dice this time....been sitting for two weeks, still nothing. :-\

The terminals are new (within 6 months), and the posts were cleaned then. I ran a voltage check between the end connectors of ground and hot and it gave me the same reading as at the posts....

I started doing this because I initially assumed it was ignition, but then realized that if it was ignition I should be losing hazards and door locks. Guess I will run that test anyway since it's already torn apart....

I will check that again....but even if it IS blown, I should be getting power to thing such as the door locks, no?

My first official post. Normally I can find the information I need just by looking through older posts (so thanks for that). Until now.... I have a 93 Loyale. Stopped for coffee, came out and none of the electrical worked. No ignition, to lights (including hazards), absolutely nothing happened when I turned the key. I have electric door locks, and the other 3 doors wouldn't even pop when I unlocked the drivers side. Reading 12.4+ volts at the battery (even tried starting with a jump....nothing). All fuses in the panel are good. Continuity of the fusible links are good. And I'm getting 12.4+ volts to the hot side of the fusible link box. Any other suggestion as to where to go from here? Thanks in advance....