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Brake light switches are "juiceless" which means you can apply as much voltage as you want until they arc over ( a few thousand volts); current has a limit but unless your using your headlamps to stop your OK. Keith ----- Begin Included Message ----- >From type-3-errors@umich.edu Fri Sep 12 23:25:17 1997 From: Sppinner@aol.com Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 23:15:55 -0400 (EDT) To: type-3@umich.edu Subject: Brake light switch inop ? Content-Length: 625 I think my brake light switch broke today. I lost both brake lights at the same time, bulbs are good, and fuse is ok. I hooked up a voltmeter to my switch and it's getting a good 6V but I'm only getting 2.5-3V at the brake lights. I know the ground is good because the turns and park lights work. I jumped the two terminals on the switch with a screwdriver and the lights lighted. This sounds like a bad brake light switch doesn't it ? My car is still 6V, so will a 12V switch have enough juice to make the contact work ? I hate having my car down but don't want to get rear-ended either ! Thanks in advance, kevin chapman ----- End Included Message -----