[Ron Ramirez]

Ron, just curious why you thought it might not work?

Lower LED current which I thought might disagree with the circuit with the parallel resistor, expecting a device with a larger current draw than the LED. Heck, I half expected the LED to pop upon turn on - you know how the incandescent bulbs get very bright when the radio is first turned on, then get very dim, then gradually comes up to nearly full brilliance once the tube heaters warm up? No - the LED was not overly bright upon turn on, did not dim much, and came back to full brilliance (not that you could tell much of a difference) once the heaters were fully warm.

And was the LED brighter than the 47 after warm up?

No, it was not overly bright nor overly dim - just right. Edit: Yes, the LED is brighter than the 47, but it was obviously not operating over its limits. So anyway, now I'm more sold than ever on LEDs as replacements for incandescent bulbs.

The new electric motor looks just like the typical Asian battery movements, but it has an electric cord dangling from it. So this may be objectionable to some, but to me, it is preferable to a non-working clock.

I've decided to use battery movements in my 41-KR and both of my grandfather clock radios. I'll be using the battery movements with sweep second hands that look like an electric clock in operation. And, off subject a bit, but I have a 1956 GE/Telechron Mid Century clock in my office that has gone through two rotors already...and I'm debating on converting it to battery and being done with it.