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In most cases a brake light switch is of the normally open type
when the brake pedal is operated this makes the switch a closed circuit
which lets the current flow from the fuse to the vehicles brake lights
On some older British vehicles the switch was in the brake line
it was operated by the hydraulic pressure in the brake circuit
when the pedal was operated
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