Mjolinor, the stranger the better - to a point. I like your approach. Here is my progress so far:
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I got that far, to my first wire "Tee" when I realized that the wire Tees need special attention. It may just be a pad plus a wiring method and definitely some solder at each Tee. I will put on my giant zappy electrified thinking cap tonight and play around with some possible solutions here. I can't believe that a little cramped wiring is a deal breaker here. Maybe the wire is too thick, maybe i should get out the magnet wire... we shall see.

Les