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First a question On the default PCB, the Forward headlight connects to points marked U+ and FR.  Which wire Black or Red goes to which contact?  On the rear light Red goes to U+, Black to FL. Now my pointless dribble and less important questions. Update on the SW-1 project.  Stripped the model down and painted the shell and cab black except for the small B&M on the front and cab.  I am back dating it to the square herald w/o minuteman scheme.  I have purchased a NCE D14SR decoder (8-pin)  The decoder goes in nicely under the hood with one minor problem.  The large chip on the underside contacts one of the resistors on the printed board.  I insulated it with a piece of tape and it works on DC.  Will have to take it to next club work session for programming.  Does anyone know if this will cause a problem.  EDIT:  Decided to go with just doing it and removed all friction clips and soldered all connections that i could confirm.  It occurs that the U+ should be the opposite color on the front light if it were to be working in DC mode (lights up opposite direction based on polarity.  New problem? discovered.  No lights in DC mode (it runs, but no lights either direction).  Is it possible that I just ESD'd the decoder to death or do the lights only work now when programmed?
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