Thank you! I'll add the resistor. I think the problem before was that I used two resistors - one on the stop signal wire and one on the brake wire. The stop is constantly energized and the resistor gets very hot. I'll just add the brake resistor and secure it to the frame.
NOTE: I'll add the...
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