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M A R S
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Re: [Help] Ramdom dim battery light..

Battery is one month old, new brushes in alternator. I did a test, pulled the fuse for the brake lights just make sure im not insane, issue was gone, put the fuse back in issue is back

rockotman
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Can you locate a schematic for your vehicle's electrical system? Without it, trying to diagnose the brake-fuse symptom you describe is going to be very difficult.

The Pig
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said by rockotman:

Can you locate a schematic for your vehicle's electrical system? Without it, trying to diagnose the brake-fuse symptom you describe is going to be very difficult.

yeah even with the schematics
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it's going to be hard to find the short!
fixrman
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Here is another case where parts replacement did nothing but waste time and money. If the root cause had been diagnosed at the outset, needless parts replacement would not have occurred.

A wiring diagram is a road map to the issue. It just needs to be determined how the charging circuit and brake lamp circuit are intersecting. What was the original complaint, just the light or is there another start/charge system condition? How about some history on the vehicle prior to this issue? What about the Estonian lamp assembly ( bearing in mind that Estonia doesn't necessarily mean junk - Stockholm and Tallinn are a mere 250 miles apart )?

M A R S
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said by fixrman:

What about the Estonian lamp assembly ( bearing in mind that Estonia doesn't necessarily mean junk - Stockholm and Tallinn are a mere 250 miles apart )?

They are trash. Im better off with used OEM stuff. To look at the 2 side by side its a shock. And the real Volvo ones are made in France.