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Old 03-26-2014, 08:08 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow View Post
Never under stood the point of LEDs or what not. Watch your damn dash cluster and be done. You will know fast if your water pump kicks the bucket.

Furthermore, I would bet a shot rotor or brushes would let current pass through stator enough to possibly always power a LED warning regardless if pump failed or not. LED just makes it so you know you have power, which to me, seems redundant.

You overheat, or you don't. Why add complexity.
I thought you might be able to ohm the circuit through the motor but didn't think it would be completely fool proof like you are saying.
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