How to add a stratolight to an N Scale Intermountain SD40-2 with DCC/Sound

gatrhumpy Jan 14, 2017

  1. gatrhumpy

    gatrhumpy TrainBoard Member

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    This pictures shows the yellow LED that needs to be removed, but on the opposite side of the board. I accidentally took a picture of the rear end of the board. Use the short end of the board to remove the LED.
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    Once you flip over the shell, there is a metal plate that needs to be removed or pointed up. Part of it is glued down, so what I did was to get some very fine needle-nose pliers and flip up the metal plate.
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    Here is the metal plate flipped up.
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    This is the LED that I used. Very tiny.
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    Route the LED wires through the large hole in the metal plate. It's the one in the front by the front headlight for Santa Fe units.
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    The LED hooked up to the correct pads on the circuit board.
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