Installing 0402 LED's in the 4 recently painted engines.
A slow process as one has to let the canopy glue dry before install more LED's.
I put black paint on the wires to hide the red wire for where it is exposed, ie; marker lights to hole in the super structure.
Also, makes good 'lenses'.
Virginian EL-3A 3 unit electric set.
The 2 end units get head lights.
Some tape to secure the wires while the glue dries.
I'm fond of 'lots of colors' so I install 'green' in all marker lights.
I'm glad I checked for a 'short' by connecting a 3rd wire to the super structure as one of the LED's wires was making contact with the interior of the marker light. I should have put some thin CA on the LED's.
3rd unit.
Wires taped and glue applied to the 'inside' wires.
To strip the insulation on very small diameter wire I find it easiest to pull the wire under the blade on a wood surface versus trying to scrape the blade over the wire while the wire is stationary.
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PRR DD-1 electrics.
Canopy glue will dry clear.
Even painting the wires black the paint can get 'scraped off' while routing them through holes.
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NYC T-3 electric.
The bells were painted gold.
Cabin light.
A 'signal tester' used to insure LED's are properly positioned and not creating any 'shorts'.
Headlights and marker lights completed.
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UP GE #1 turbine engine.
Tail lights.
Cabin light.
Headlight.
The headlight opening was large so I, previously, put some canopy glue over it to create a lens before installing the LED.
One marker light installed.
Thin CA helps insulate the wires by the LED.
