Very often a person will not share every detail of a problem. Not intentionally, they either don't think it is important or just forgot.
For example in a recent similar issue a person did not mention checking their oil. Seems they managed to bump the rear start selector switch and things went on for a couple of days before discovering the issue.
Working in the Electronic Service business and gathering information from the customer I tell them we are going to play "20 questions". Explaining they may think the same question is being asked again. Sometimes it is and reading the customers face is enough to show some doubt. Often the questions will elicit a bit of a different answer. And in some cases, the hidden clue is revealed by accident thinking the symptom was not important. This is why keeping the customer or officer around for a bit was always helpful. Even if the niggling intermittent was not showing up the clues often led to a repair.
The OP had an intermittent problem in the beginning which would not be a blown fuse but could easily be a corroded one. It could be blown now of course.
IF the OP can hear the relays clicking he should be able to locate them. If not, another pair of ears and eyes can help.
I really suspect he will find his panel in the same condition as the one with the nicely rebuilt panel.
