On Wed, 28 Aug 2002, Dan Erlandson wrote: > It seems to me that whenever I press lightly on the brake pedal that I get a > rush of static on the radio station that I am listening to. Am I crazy or is > it a bad ground issue. I think it's more of a switch issue. While following a friend who was driving my van, I noticed that during light brake applications the brake lights have a tendancy to flicker. I suspect yours are doing the same thing, and the constant making/breaking of the contacts is causing a bit of arcing that's causing the static. I don't know of a fix, though new brake light switches might do it. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org \__, |\__,_|_|_| "The VW camper is a brilliant invention -- it's like a |___/ Swiss army knife for the road... It's the stealth RV." -- Wayne Curtis |
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