Dumb question about installing ERR CC Lite

Alan,  Yes and Yes. Remove them.  Merry Christmas  are you at the beach?  G

Thanks G - not at the beach right now , but live close to the beach in my avatar photo, same one our POTUS is vacationing at. I was just outside, beautiful clear sky, 62 degrees, and in the quiet early hours I can hear the surf.  Great place, many more people living here now then when I was growing up - it's not the same as "back in the day...".

But it's early, dog finished her biz in the yard, so back to bed for me, thanks for the reply!  

Alan

Only 62.  It is about 70 here in Southern VA.  Took the Road Runner out for a Christmas Morning drive  G

Do like the Mopar Roadrunner!  Classic or modern?

Alan

And thanks again for your help, having fun with the CC Lite.

Classic 1970

Great post, I actually had the same question as I am looking to put a cruise commander in an older Williams brass K4.  Thanks

Dennis,

Your thinking about the regular Cruise Commander and not the CC Lite, right?

Jim

When I do an upgrade, especially of something like a Williams or a brass locomotive, I start by stripping everything but the motors out of the unit, then put the command upgrade and lighting in.

Yes, thinking regular Cruise commander.  I gathered that from some other threads that were discussing the "safe" realm of ops for the CC lite.  I don't know what the stock motor in Williams brass will pull amp wise, but I tend to like to load em up, either to fast or to heavy .

I've been trying to catch some of Gunrunner John's info on these threads as well.  I'm also thinking of some other modifications to my Williams K4 such as shortening the front end, and correcting the swing geometry on that front truck... Might be a fun topic to work through in a new thread.

And John, Thank you for your responses and answers as they have certainly helped to shape my plan forward with this loco.

I have done several brass engines.  Unless your big on LEDs you don't have to take out the boiler front lights.  It is a self contained assembly with CV headlight and markers.  You can feed it from the TMCC based light output.  Keeps the boiler front neat.  Especially if your adding fan driven smoke to replace the sleuth unit.  G

The problem with the Williams stock lighting is the headlights are barely visible.  When I'm going to all the trouble of installing command into something like this, I like the headlight to look like a real headlight and actually light things up.

John, I disagree  It is a 6V constant light.  The ones I have done worked fine.  I guess it is personal preference.

My whole point is unless you know off the bat you want LED I do not take out the assembly.  Some brass, especially older has grain of rice and getting LEDs to fit may take a lot of work.  So depending on skills and preference and specific models, don't rip out right off the bat.    G

I'll yield the point about getting the LED's into some of them, it's sometimes a real treat.  OTOH, since I really want that effect, I just grin and bear it.