I got it now!!!! Thanks for the advice everyone. Voltages are within a few volts on all measurements. Turns out there were two issues. Diode installed backwards and then original 47 ohm resistor was open. Once I got that figured out and bumped the resistor up to a 100 ohm/5 watter (to be safe), all is running great and within specs.
YouTube video for your enjoyment. Thx!
https://youtu.be/fScvt2-tFpg