Brake Fluid Level Switch

[DanPez]

Taking apart the dash of my LM3 I checked the bulbs on the lamp support and found a few contacts that were not mating.
After cleaning and replacing the bulbs I tested the lamps, on the bike, and saw one in particular that stayed on.

The symbol looks like one for a side stand. (Located completely on the right of the lamp support)

Well I was looking for a side stand switch. :lol: (It looks like a side stand for crying out loud!)
Anyway the Carl Allison circuit points me to a "Brake Fluid Level" switch.
I found the brake level switch located in the fluid reservoir. (On the right side panel) Float and contact works fine.

But the way its wired .... seem to me it stays on normally and will go off when the level is low. :huh:
The circuit wiring confirms this.

Has anyone encountered this mystery?
As anyone modified this circuit to make it "Logical" or am I completely in left field? :silly:

 

[john zibell]

I had one of those on my 83 California. The switch should have continuity when the level is low, not full. The light on my Cal II didn't come on except when I would test the switch with the cap off the reservoir.

 

[DanPez]

I had one of those on my 83 California. The switch should have continuity when the level is low, not full. The light on my Cal II didn't come on except when I would test the switch with the cap off the reservoir.

I'll do my Gilda Radner imitation from SNL "NEVER MIND"

John you got me thinking what you just wrote "test the switch with the cap off the reservoir"
When I first removed the cap and float it was in separate pieces. The contact got closed under the prongs. (High level making contact)
The proper assembly is .... the cap and float are assembled together. The contact is made over the 2 prongs. (Low level making contact) Geeze! :idea: Came on

Thanks John.