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Subject:Fwd: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
From:David Beierl
Date:Thu, 2 Apr 2020 09:06:29 -0400

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From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
Date: Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
To: Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
Cc: vanagonlist a <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>

On Wed, Apr 1, 2020 at 8:25 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>  So...should the Brown and Blue/Gray wires be hooked up in series with the
> main Toggle wires?  So that when the Toggle is switched, electricity goes
> through the Toggle, goes into the Blue/Gray wire, through the little amber
> LED illuminating it (assuming no external resistor needed), and then back
> out to ground via the Brown wire?  I hope I am asking sorta the correct
> questions.
> Rich
>

You'e working too hard.  What Dennis said -- brown goes to ground and
gray/blue (not blue/gray) goes to any gray/blue  wire under the dash.  That
will take care of panel lighting and and the power-on light.  Note that
power to the switch has to cone on the correct wire or the light will be on
constantly.

Yrs,
d