<div dir="ltr"><div>I still have the hydraulic switch on my TR3 and the one Ii am using has lasted quite awhile now (possibly 10 years) despite using DOT5 and having 5 filaments illuminated.</div><div><br></div><div>It probably helps that I added a relay to the circuit so the current the switch deals with is trivial.</div><div><br></div><div>For me the compelling advantage of the mechanical switch (which I have on my other cars) is that it can be set with a hair trigger -- lights illuminate at the slightest touch. In fact I once had it set so close that the brake lights would flash with every bump in the road -- that might have been a good thing in some ways.</div><div><br></div><div>Geo</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 6:13 PM, Frank Fisher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:yellowtr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73533" dir="ltr"><span id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73534">im not ready to convert yet David. im going to be stubborn about it for a while longer</span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73532" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73531" dir="ltr"><span>Frank</span></div></font></span><div class="m_-821110084250620265qtdSeparateBR" id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73530"><br><div class="hm HOEnZb"><br></div></div><div class="m_-821110084250620265yahoo_quoted" id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73510" style="display:block"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> </div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73509" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> </div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73508" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div class="hm HOEnZb"> <div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73507" dir="ltr"> <font id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73529" face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1" id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73528"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> David Templeton <<a href="mailto:davidt@opentext.com" target="_blank">davidt@opentext.com</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com" target="_blank">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>>; 'Frank Fisher' <<a href="mailto:yellowtr3@yahoo.com" target="_blank">yellowtr3@yahoo.com</a>>; 'Triumphs List' <<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 1, 2017 5:23 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [TR] brake light switch TR3<br> </font> </div></div><span> <div class="m_-821110084250620265y_msg_container" id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73550"><br><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73551" dir="ltr">I have to agree with Randall, I added the mechanical switch to mine and wired it in parallel to the pressure switch and it comes on at a touch. I fabricated the bracket in about 2 hours and the brake switch was a generic automotive switch, normally closed I think. I take a pic as well if you want tomorrow<br></div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73552" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73553" dir="ltr">David <br></div><div id="m_-821110084250620265yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1490996560515_73554" dir="ltr"><br></div><br><br></div> </span></div> </div> </div></div></div><br><br>
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