Thanks Rich
I did a google search for this conversion
and found this
http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=33117
and of course a link here on this forum
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/744/p/187832/2052738.aspx
I hard wired my decoder to avoid the misswired bachmann socket and give more room for the decoder
and used a 14 volt bulb to replace the LED
it’s all working very well now but still lacks just a little volume
i posted to the Bachman board but got no help there