Well, I am back on the railways this morning

. I have rewired the lighting wires so that the correct headlight shines for the direction of travel

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For anybody who might be interested in converting in the future, here is a list of the lessons that I have learned the hard way

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It is better to locate the decoder somewhere first! I know it sounds like a trivial issue, but the wiring is extremely flimsy and for the likes of me, with hands like the proverbial bunches of bananas, everything leaps uncontrollably all over the place

. I am sure that those of you who have converted before can vouch for this.
Now, attach the wires to the necessary locations. It just means that the wiring ends up less tangled and therefore, the installation will hopefully be a lot neater.
Since my locos are pre 1984, none of them have the 8 pin interface plug fitted. This meant that I had to cut off the interface plug attached to the decoder. The result is that the wires are rather short, especially for the longer locos. I needed to splice the wires to the existing wiring. On reflection, I would definitely advise buying the ESU extension harness

It is about €3.
Anyway, what do I think of the result?
I like the independence of the digital control

I like the slow running characteristics,

although they are obviously not as good as my new digital starter set BR01 loco. I have kept the 3 pole LFCM. I may look at changing it in the future, but I have a lot of locos to convert, so that is not a high priority.
The old light bulbs do flicker quite a bit, but I suppose that is a small penalty

The motor does seem to run quieter than when it was analog. Could that be wishful thinking on my part?
Conclusion: Definitely worth the effort. I shall proceed with converting the others

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Once again, a big thank you to Ray, Eric, Ron and others who encouraged me to persevere.