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Thats better than the 4 months I got out of my DOT 5 switches. > > Sounds like somebody switched to DOT 5 ! :-) > > I have been running the DOT 5 since I first put Sophy back on the > road.....close to 4 years now. Well... the problem that arises is that when you open the circuit there is an inductive "kick" or discharge of stored energy in the overall inductance. This is caused when the collapsing magnetic field induces a current which can build up quite a voltage that then Arc's over the contacts that have just opened... burning them. Putting a capacitor across these contacts will absorb that sudden voltage spike (essentially shorting it out) and protecting the contacts. > Want to speak in mechanical engineering terms? <G> The switch I used > is rate at more than the two brake light bulbs are, so I am assuming I > am OK. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~