I'm Back..........
Two W/E's vacation plus one week dropping a kidney stone (My first ever! Hopefully my last ever....)
My friend Dan confirmed the 1008 failure was a blown transistor leading to the micro relay inside the 1008. He is replacing parts. So far using the tap on the CW80 to bring the voltage up from zero is working great.
I felt somewhat human today so wired three Atlas O turnouts. I wired one snap relay and one Z-Stuff 1011R for position indication. For a change no surprises. The wiring diagram is shown below. I was not a fan of the 200 snap relay because of my experience with the switch machines but after the first one I am now a fan.
I have to wire in two more snap relays plus the 1011R's then the uncouplers. After this the yard is done and I can start moving down the yard lead track.
In the photos below the caboose marks the extent of the wiring so far. Please excuse the mess.
Joe