Brake light stays on. Even when brake lever is removed from handlebars.

[Flame_Retardent]

Originally Posted by milmat1

No. It is a Normally closed switch. Meaning that when at rest with no outside forces the circuit is Closed.(connected).

The brake handle acts on the switch to open it (turn it off)

Good description! So what about it, Red? The brake light switch is mounted in switch housing, did you see it and press it?

[BradNailer]

Think of it this way- when you squeeze the lever you're opening up the gap between the lever and the housing thus allowing the plunger that keeps the light off to come out and actuate the light. Therefore if you remove the lever altogether you make the gap infinitely large, so the plunger, which keeps the light off, is always out.

K?

I superglued a thin piece of plastic onto mine when I broke the little nub off of mine.