Date:         Mon, 7 Nov 1994 12:13:38 -0600 (CST)
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From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
Subject:      Re: hard-pressed brake lites

On Mon, 7 Nov 1994, Danny Dayton wrote:
> >  It was
> > only after that trip that I found out that my brake lights only worked when I
> > press down hard so all my attempts to signal people behind me by touching 
> > the brake had gone unnoticed.
> 
> Hey, my brake lights do this too!  Ever fix 'em?
> What did you do if you did?

This has come up before. I've been meaning to put a switch in to activate 
the brake lights when I touched the pedal because it's irritating to have 
to stomp on the brake to get the cruise control to release, but I've 
never gotten around to it.

The brake lights activate late because they are triggered by the master 
cylinder pressure and not by the movement of the pedal.
If anyone HAS put in a separate switch, I'd appreciate hints on this one.


--
Gerry
Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School Admin 6-5379