Re: Brake wear sensor resistance value?

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made C1J1Miller@aol.com say:

> In a message dated 4/23/99 09:00:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, grega@pobox.com 
> writes:
> 
> > Anyone care to know the value of the resistor I need to stick in the plug
> >  where I removed the brake wear sensor (and have no plans to replace it?)
> >  
> >  I installed the Boxster/A8 setup in my 200q (what a nice brake setup!) and 
> >  I have no desire to jerry-rig the Porsche wear sensors. I'll take
> >  responsibility for keeping track of pad wear, thank you very much. Of
> >  course, every time I start the car I get the wear sensor warning. A minor
> >  irritation (I can hit the button and it goes away for the duration of that
> >  trip) but I'd like to find an easy way to make it go away permanently.
> 
> My understanding is that it is a complete unbroken circuit, not a resistor, 
> that keeps the warning light off.  when the pads wear, the wire is broken, 
> and the warning comes up.  In other words, just put a jumper in the connector 
> for the pad sensors.  Or, just splice in the porsch sensor, since you've 
> installed it (didn't you?).

Yup.

It's just a wire. Mine broke once, a piece of ground conductor
from some 14/2 romex fit perfectly.

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