Re: cruise control

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

[brake lights]
> They work great.  Well, one side may have a weak ground as they get
> brighter and dimmer.  Would that cause this??? 

it shouldn't.  but I'd fix it anyway, the ground could be a lot poorer
than you think.  The circuit involves a signal from the control unti
that goes thru the coast sw in the stalk, then the brake and clutch
cutout switches, then through the brake lights to ground (as I remember,
I think...) so the switches can get a bit dirty, say 50 ohms when
closed, and still work, since they are grounding throught he resistance
of the brake light bulbs.  But if the brake lights don;t really have a
good ground, they will be grounded through the other rear light
circuits, this might overall be too high of a resistance for the cruise
to work.

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Huw Powell

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