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mikelars Samba Member
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Mile High Puma Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2009 Posts: 210 Location: Salida, Colorado
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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I hooked them both up in parallel, figure if one quits working the other one would be the back up. _________________ 1965 Velvet Green DC |
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NUTSFORBUSES Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 555 Location: I don't recognize it anymore
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 8:26 pm Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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Mine only has One sensor
Haven't seen a dual sensor MC, maybe 66 is different? _________________ kaiser kills kids.com |
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BonTonRoulet Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2020 Posts: 356 Location: Mississippi
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Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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I've got a 66 that I "upgraded" to a 67 dual master cylinder with the 2 brake light switches. I hooked the original brake light wiring to switch connectors to one of them. Left the other one hooked to nothing. Thin air. That way if and when somebody tells me I have no brake lights I'll just swap the wiring over to the other switch and reply "how about now?" |
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NUTSFORBUSES Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 555 Location: I don't recognize it anymore
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:11 am Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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BonTonRoulet wrote: |
I've got a 66 that I "upgraded" to a 67 dual master cylinder with the 2 brake light switches. I hooked the original brake light wiring to switch connectors to one of them. Left the other one hooked to nothing. Thin air. That way if and when somebody tells me I have no brake lights I'll just swap the wiring over to the other switch and reply "how about now?" |
Sound advice^
When I up graded to Dual MC for disc, I did notice a "Plugged" hole, this must be another place to use a sensor switch-I use only one. Chip Birks LED set up makes the lights react a bit faster, plus very bright. Harmless either way suppose, but I think the front system would be faster and if you have calipers, no leaky wheel cylinders _________________ kaiser kills kids.com |
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2type2 Samba Member
Joined: June 02, 2002 Posts: 969 Location: SW Colorado
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 4:16 am Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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When I did my dual circuit conversion, I used the hydraulic switch but also installed an electronic switch at the pedal. Fail Safe brake lights all the way, lights guaranteed. _________________ "A life of peace and happiness depends on your own gratefulness" |
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Erik G Samba Member
Joined: October 16, 2002 Posts: 13247 Location: Tejas!
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Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:06 pm Post subject: Re: Dual Master Cylinder - Use both brake sensors? |
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if you only use one, use the one closest to the bolt flange part. your brake lights will turn on right as you tap on the brake pedal. If you only use the further one, you have some significant lag time before the brake lights turn on. |
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