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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
Sid, do you have a multimeter or ohmmeter?
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Yes, and I've tested the switches. They check out.
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Originally Posted by Rick V
Morning Y'all
Sid I will be there as fast as I can. If you are smoking fuses you have a short to ground. Un hook all the components in the system and check each section for a short to ground. If the wires are good then it has to be in a fixture. It could be as simple as a bulb. I would suspect the delightful rear sockets, if you can call them that. Make sure to disconnect the turn signal switch as well and the front light fixtures. Remember the brakes are part of the signals and that includes the fronts and hazzards.
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The switches are good, the wires are new and connected right. I'm trying to chase down how the switches should be wired. Being a 69 it has wiring for 3 2-prong switches, but the MC has been swapped to a newer 2 switch cylinder. So it should have 3prong switches but doesn't. I'm not using the brake warning light though so I should be able to leave those unhooked and covered. I read on the samba to check the wires with an ohm meter and find the pairs that are complete circuits. I did that, but when you press the pedal with them hooked like that, no juice goes through the wire that goes to the back of the car. the 2 prongs on one of the switches have constant power coming to them however? When I swap them to how I think they should be based off the diagram, they pop the fuse as soon as you press on the pedal. I'll pull the fixtures out and check them again.