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Old 01-01-2021, 06:24 PM   #26
Clem Clement
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Default Re: 40 Merc under-dash switches

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I'm more confused. I took the power source from the top of the coil at the knurled nut. I have a grounded light bulb . Either position of the paddle switch and the bulb illumination was low. Going to the battery for both power and ground and the bulb was much brighter.

This Afternoon I looked again at the wires under the dash.( I have the top 3 of my neck vertebra fused so I don't twist very well. To my amazement there is a small pill-like shape which I think is a resistor in the line to the paddle switch. The "pill" has white alfa numeric markings on it.

In my mind the purpose of the bypass is to bring 6 volts to the starting system?

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