[T3] Brake light switches

[Dave Hall]

I think John has the better idea - fit a switch that is operated by the
pedal itself.  All the newer VWs seem to use that method, and have for a
while.
It won't give the warning if a circuit fails, but you usually would notice
that!  We have never had the circuit failure warning system on Type 3s here
in the UK.


Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 22 February 2012 04:26
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Brake light switches

On 21 Feb 2012 at 19:55, Brian Fye wrote:

> mine was a generic 3 prong that i installed sunday.  it is working for 
> now, but the car is NON redundant.

Mine is non-redundant, too, since I only replaced one switch. If they're
failing this fast, having redundant pairs may be pointless.

If this really is the problem, I suppose I could make up a little transistor
switch to carry the load and have the MC switch only carry the transistor
base current. That might be simple, and it would certainly be an easy fix if
this is the only problem.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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