[T3] DOT 5 and brake light switches
Jim Adney
jadney at VWType3.org
Wed Nov 18 15:48:16 PST 2015
On 18 Nov 2015 at 18:01, Sean Bartnik wrote:
> Worth noting that the FTE switch makes a loud click when it switches
> on. It can actually be heard inside the car even with the engine at
> idle, as long as the turn signals aren´t on (their clicking covers up
> the brake switch click).
I doubt if the click was coming from the switch, but, years ago, my
'68 had a problem with the turn signal relay. The TS relay would
click once when the brake lights lit up. I believe it was in response
to a dip in the system voltage caused by the sudden rush of current
to the brake lights. I got completely used to it, but I had an
occasional observant passenger who wondered why I was turning.
Wow, that really takes me back. That was 40 years ago. I don't even
remember if this was something I just lived with or if I eventually
fixed it.
At any rate, when you get the switch, you'll see that it's not a snap
action switch, so the click you hear must be coming from something
else.
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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