It occurred to me that many US cars have brake lights that work with the
ignition off. This is part of the emergency flasher system function so
you can lock your car and still signal it's presence at the side of the
road. Then again, our cars do not have this handy feature. Lucas tried
it once, but the candles in the tail lights were too hard to keep
re-igniting. Acetylene modernization didn't help. The project was
shelved, and when electricity came along, it was all they could do to
make one that worked - for a while. :-)
Steve
Steve Laifman wrote:
> Chris,
>
> This is a safety feature to make all wiring (most) disconnected from a
> power source, in case of a switch or wire insulation failure when
> parked. You wouldn't want to come back to one that had burned out
> your bulb, or started a fire.
>
> Steve
>
> Chris Mottram wrote:
>
>> I am on my last few items before the Tiger is
>> roadworthy. The wiring diagram shows that the brake
>> lights use the switched side of the fuse block and not
>> the constant power side, is this correct? Doesn't
>> seem right (or safe) to me, especially after I spent
>> and hour trying to figure out why my lights were not
>> working when my kids were pushing the brake pedal!
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>
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