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Road Captain
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Put new bars, cables, lines, on & the right controls & such werent seated properly & my brake light was stuck on. Got it fixed but before that had my brake fuse blow.
Its working now but I was looking at those danglers & dont know what the heck they are for.
Would a poorly seated control/lever assembly short out the brake switch? I didnt see any wire to wire contact.
Its working now but I was looking at those danglers & dont know what the heck they are for.
Would a poorly seated control/lever assembly short out the brake switch? I didnt see any wire to wire contact.
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A poor connection generally decreases the current available to a load, which would tend to make the load less likely to fry rather than more likely - generally. However, the arcing from a poor connection can cause problems with microelectronics, and I don't know if there are any involved in that circuit. I wouldn't expect to find microelectronics in something as basic as a brake light switch. A typical switch contains no delicate circuitry, and would usually be the last thing to be fried by an over-current since it's job is just to make or break the connection of an electronic pathway to a load that is typically far more delicate than the switch itself.
I know that's not much help, but sometimes lust thinking about the physics helps with the diagnostics.
I know that's not much help, but sometimes lust thinking about the physics helps with the diagnostics.
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I would put a meter on them and see if either are hot with acc or run position. If they are get a manual and or trace where from. If not tape up ends and lace out of the way in case needed down the road
