ChevelleSSguy
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I have about 15 Athearn BB locomotives which I have mentioned before in the past. Got them brand new in the early to mid 90s. Only one of them has ever been run so the others are new and handrails still need to be installed. The one that has been run, has the handrails painted and installed. A BN GP40.
I am planning to start working on these and get them presentable now. However, I am planning to eliminate the crew frying headlight setup and go with LED lights. The decision I need to make is, our club is still on DC and we are in the early stages of switching over to DCC. So for now, I plan to tune them up and continue with DC until the switch is done. Once the handrails are painted and installed I dont feel like screwing around trying to get the cabs off so I can get the LED lights in at a later time.
Should I just prewire the lights in the cab first, before painting and installing LED lights? I want to be the most prepared with these units when I start adding decoders in the future. The are all GPs, SDs, 1 is a dash 9, 1 is an AC4400, 3 are sw1500 switchers from last years Atlas deal. So the cabs are all capable of coming off.
I would also be instrested in what diameter soft white LED lamps and resistors would be best for this?
I am planning to start working on these and get them presentable now. However, I am planning to eliminate the crew frying headlight setup and go with LED lights. The decision I need to make is, our club is still on DC and we are in the early stages of switching over to DCC. So for now, I plan to tune them up and continue with DC until the switch is done. Once the handrails are painted and installed I dont feel like screwing around trying to get the cabs off so I can get the LED lights in at a later time.
Should I just prewire the lights in the cab first, before painting and installing LED lights? I want to be the most prepared with these units when I start adding decoders in the future. The are all GPs, SDs, 1 is a dash 9, 1 is an AC4400, 3 are sw1500 switchers from last years Atlas deal. So the cabs are all capable of coming off.
I would also be instrested in what diameter soft white LED lamps and resistors would be best for this?
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