Atlas B40-8 BNSF #8608 

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Ditch Light Installation Instructions for Atlas B40-8 with QSI Sound. 

List of Materials (purchased with confidence from Ulrich Models)

- Micro LED (2)

- QSI upgrade chip (1)

- Details West 235-229 pilot mound ditch lights (2)

Instructions

1. Carefully remove entire shell. It will be tight and we will fix this first so it goes back on smooth.

2. Sand metal frame as indicated in photo below. There is some protruding metal which needs to me removed.

3. File and drill two DW ditch light housings. 

4. Glue with CA the micro LED's to the back of the ditch light housings then paint BNSF Green. 

5. Glue plastic lenses on to ditch light housings.

6. Solder 470ohm resistors onto common tabs of board.

7. Tape down board to motor.

8. Solder 470ohm resistors onto common tabs of board.

9. Solder old LED's onto lighting tabs. Re-bend LED leads to fit as shown in photo below.

10. Fold capacitor wires in half then tape together and sit capacitor on board.

11. Drill a hole into the side of the mini oval speaker enclosure. Solder two small wires onto speaker then fish wires through hole and snap speaker into enclosure. 

12. Build speaker platform from styrene as shown in photo below. Glue styrene to metal.

13. Put a small piece of double sided tape onto bottom of speaker enclosure and put in spot milled out. Solder speaker wires to speaker tabs on board.

14. Put piece of correct size shrink wrap over front LED log enough to go to front headlight.

15. Program to road number and test all lighting. 

16. Insert cap on frame and re-install couplers.

Finis!