[T3] brake light switch

[Dave Hall]

I'll have to remind myself whether there are two switches on my tandem m/c,
but I think there must be 2 because you would lose the brake light if there
was a m/c failure of one sircuit.  There's certainly no brake failure
warning light, and I don't think I've seen a 3 pin switch on my Type 3s.
Our '74 Camper had provision on the dash for the light, but I'm not sure if
there was actually anything behind the orange cover.  I think it was just
the cover - no decal to say what it did!   I never had to replace a switch
on it anyway, so couldn't be sure if they were two or 3 pin.

M239 seems to be the package for USA and Canada, with the brake circuit
warning light plus numerous other items such as all red tail-lights and
sealed beam headlights.  I think it's another case where 'keeping it simple'
works better.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 02 June 2014 04:12
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] brake light switch

On 1 Jun 2014 at 23:58, Dave Hall wrote:

> Is it perhaps because we generally only have the one brake light 
> switch on UK spec cars (ie no brake circuit failure light).

Don't you have tandem MCs with 2 switches, one in each circuit? 
Without the brake warning light, they'd only need to be the 2 pin switches,
but the parts list still seems to indicate 2 switches for all cars with
tandem MCs.

It may be that the 2-pin switches are more reliable.

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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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