Nope- - - -the brake light switch is a simple on/off switch- - - -swapping wires won't make a bit if difference. Did you isolate the power wire to the ammeter like I suggested to see if it affects the battery drain? Nope, I didn't think so!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!