ARISTO-CRAFT TRAINS LIVE STEAM MIKADO 2-8-2, Instruction Manual

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Starting Your Locomotive
When the pressure gauge indication shows that the loco is ready to start, move the left
slide switch on the tender’s control panel to “operation” and you will see the indicator light
change from red to green.
Replace the decorative coal load into position over the control panel (See fig. #21) . Now
press the speed-up button on the transmitter and the locomotive will begin to run. See
below for the functions available on the transmitter.
This locomotive can pull up to 12 freight cars at a high speed and go up 3% grades
without degradation of the pulling power of the locomotive. However, the running time
may be shortened from the normal 40 minutes with heavier loads.
The radio control transmitter can do the following functions wirelessly:
a) Fast— Increase loco speed
b) Slow— Decrease loco speed
c) Forward / Reverse— Directional control
d) Headlight & Class lights— On/Off
e) Bell sound
f) Whistle sound
g) Chuff sound
To add more water after your butane and water are depleted, you must use the supplied
Goodall valve or you will have the same dangerous reaction as removing a radiator cap
from an overheated radiator instead of refilling the water through an overflow container.
fig. #21
Replacing the coal load