Date:         Sat, 9 May 2020 19:13:35 -0700
Reply-To:     Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
Organization: What, me organised?
Subject:      Re: Vanagon + LED Brake Lights + AudioVox CCS-100
Comments: To: OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <C5BCA064-D905-42E9-BFC7-634AEBC299BE@COMCAST.NET>
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This is the switch coming from the CCS-100?  It _might_ be it testing
the ground line works (ie the bulb's not burnt out or something).
Otherwise, if it's not there when the van's turned off, I'd tend to not
worry about it unless I saw something else start acting odd :o)

On 5/9/2020 14:51, OlRivrRat wrote:
> On 6 May , 2020, at 5:26 PM, Dug Smith wrote:
>> The purple cruise control wire can't sense ground through an LED.
>       With that as My guide + a Diagram from the Orig CCS-100 Install Man'
> I decided it was time to do something I have often (any time CC doesn't wan't
> to Engage) thought about doing which is to have a Brake Light "PilotLight" that
> can be seen by Me/Driver so as to know if the Brake Lights are On when they are
> supposed to be Off ~ I wired a single bulb from the Ground Side of My BrakeLight
> switch to Ground & mounted it up under Dash so now when Brakes are applied the
> FootWell Glows & when Brakes are Off CC Works As It Should ~ Thanks a Bunch to
>
> Dug & Dennis ~
>       Next Quiz > While DVMing to be sure I new which side of My BrakeLightSwitch
> was GroundSide I got .22VDC between Ground & Ground Leg on Switch ~ Is this an
> issue that I need to address & if Yes, Any Ideas on where to start looking ~ Might have
> been .022VDC > Don't Remember > Can recheck if it is significant info ~