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On 18 Jun 2004 at 17:18, Ben Doughney wrote: > On 18/06/2004, at 1:05 PM, Keith Park wrote: > > > .Thats not a bad idea at all, I just dont want to get things too > > complicated. > > You could get really fancy and change them to LED brakelights! ;-) I don't think the usual problem is burnout of the contacts from overcurrent, but rather that the contacts get contaminated with brake fluid which manages to seep around the diaphram seal. My theory is that when the fluid is exposed to the tiny spark that occurs each time the contacts open the fluid breaks down into tiny bits of something which happens to be an insulator. Eventually this builds up an insulating layer that prevents contact from happening. Of course, if you replaced your bulbs with ones that drew much more current, this might change the picture dramatically. LED lamps should be a step in a good direction, however. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org