Time has passed. Trip to Philly over New Year's and finally back in Louisville. What greeted me was the package from MTH with my new CV board for the lighting control and all the electronic components from Jameco and LED/Switch with the parts to add LED headlights to my RailKing SW switcher.
I chose not to add an LED headlamp to the rear A unit of the E8 lash up. I may still do it now that I know how to handle those CV boards without blowing them out.
The new board went in without a hitch, especially since I did it with the power OFF this time. I'm thinking about selling the entire set (Rock Island E-8 A-B-A engine with five standard cars, two car add-on and super-dome car) since it's getting very little use these days and I use the funds for other projects of which I have many.
Next up will be the conversion to directional LEDs for the SW which I will post in detail to replace what appears to be candle lights unless it's going way too fast.
