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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:30 pm    Post subject: Brake warning light Reply with quote

I tested the bulb and it's good. It looks like all of the contacts in the switch are good. I have power to the switch(Black wire, is that right). The Brown wire goes to the flasher.I'm not sure where the red goes, i thought red would be power but its not. Since I saw that the brown wire went to the flasher I tested the warning light with the flashers on and blew a 8 amp fuse. Something isn't right with the way it's hooked up? How should it be wired?
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 8:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I found a wiring diagram on the forum and it looks like everything is wired correctly. Could it be the warning switch at the master cylinder? Forgot to mention that its for a 71 vert.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 9:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This forum is GREAT! I found an old post about a brake warning switch and it said that the wires on the light are hooked up like this.

Red- 12:00
Black- 3:00
Brown- center to the bulb

Sure enough the red wire and brown wire were in the wrong spot, I switched them and the light tests now Very Happy
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