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.....I also spent some time exploring ways of mounting two 0603 red LED’s for the rear lights. The easy way is to affix them behind the lenses within the shell. However, my preference is to NOT have the shell tethered to the frame-mounted decoder; I’d much rather have the LED’s permanently mounted on the chassis. The difficulty with the latter is impeccably aligning the frame-mounted LED’s with the tiny shell-born tail-light holes (without getting a red glow within the passenger compartment, or light leaking out the bottom, etc). Hence the exploratory investigations.
Bob, thanks for the ongoing interest and suggestions. That was a good, clear description, but a photo or two is always a ‘nice-to-have’. I’ll probably use your approach for the front light, and I’m trying out a couple of ideas for the two rear lights.The LokPilot decoder should be showing up within the next day or two.
My concern is that future web searches will find this and direct people to the Bachmann PCC as a "quality streetcar model in N scale." Please consider changing the title, maybe to "Bachmann PCC: Making a Silk Purse from a Sow's Ear."By the way, have I ever told you what I think of the Bachmann PCC?