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Subject:Re: Brake light switches, 2 to 3 terminals
From:Michael
Date:Sat, 9 May 2015 20:18:47 -0400

I had the same issue. I just reused the old switches since they were still working. 

> On May 9, 2015, at 7:56 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote:
> 
> At 07:39 PM 5/9/2015, Dick Wong wrote:
>> So I got my MC from Van Café and find that it comes with 3 terminal brake
>> light switches, I have 2 terminal switches.
>> 
>> What to do next?
> 
> Use the two that work?  There will be a common terminal, a normally-open one, and a normally-closed one.  You want common and NC, i.e. the pair that make contact when you push on the pedal.  If that pair doesn't fit the configuration doesn't fit the Vanagon connector then you  have a decision to make.
> 
> Yrs,
> d
> 
> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> -Dick-

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