Re: Berlingo Brake light modification
Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 11:51 pm
Not read the whole thread so sorry if this has been mentioned.
I would have thought that the ideal solution is to have no regen if feet are off the pedals. Then you can pulse and glide.
Then have a switch on the brake pedal that activates the brake lights and the regen when then pedal is pressed for, say, the first fraction of it's movement, like taking up the slack. Then any further pressure activates the hydraulic braking circuit as normal.
When cars had mecanical brake light switches I used to set mine so that 'taking up the slack' in the pedal activated the lights. It made sense to me to be able to let the car behind know that I was engine braking and covering the brake pedal due to observing a potential hazard ahead.
Unfortunately, in my modern car the hydraulic switch works the wrong way. I can get a small amount of braking before the lights come on.
I would have thought that the ideal solution is to have no regen if feet are off the pedals. Then you can pulse and glide.
Then have a switch on the brake pedal that activates the brake lights and the regen when then pedal is pressed for, say, the first fraction of it's movement, like taking up the slack. Then any further pressure activates the hydraulic braking circuit as normal.
When cars had mecanical brake light switches I used to set mine so that 'taking up the slack' in the pedal activated the lights. It made sense to me to be able to let the car behind know that I was engine braking and covering the brake pedal due to observing a potential hazard ahead.
Unfortunately, in my modern car the hydraulic switch works the wrong way. I can get a small amount of braking before the lights come on.