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start and wait for the locomotive to stop
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Flip the direction switch after you hear the Short Air Let-off but before
you hear the Long Air Let-off and the Air Pump sounds turn on.
During this short time (3 seconds) the Whistle will not blow when you
flip the direction switch.
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Turn up the throttle anytime thereafter to operate the locomotive in
the opposite direction.
If you have waited until the Air Pumps start in Neutral and now wish to
change direction, you can either:
1. Turn the power all the way off, change the direction switch and turn
the power back on, or,
2. Flip the direction switch (the Whistle will come on) and then turn
up the throttle. When the locomotive starts to move in the opposite
direction, the Whistle will stop automatically and then hoot one
more time if the direction is Forward for a total of two hoots. Or if the
direction is Reverse, the Whistle will hoot two more times for a total
of three hoots
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Note:
To prevent the first Whistle hoot from being too long, do not
delay in turning up the throttle after you have flipped the direction
switch.
Standard Throttle Control™ (STC™) and Regulated Throttle Control™
(RTC™)
Quantum locomotives have two types of Analog throttle control available,
Standard and Regulated. Both Standard Throttle Control (STC) and
Regulated Throttle Control (RTC) will apply more power to the motor as
a function of increasing track voltage beginning at the V-Start setting.
RTC includes a motor speed control feature that prevents the locomotive
from reacting quickly to changes in voltage or minor impediments such as
misaligned track joints, tight curves, rough turn-outs, etc. An engine under
STC may come to an unrealistic halt from a raised track joint or a drop
in voltage while the same engine under RTC, with its Inherent Inertia, will
continue at the same speed. RTC operates your engine as though it has the
mass and inertia of a prototype locomotive; your engine will resist changes
in speed once it is moving and will resist starting up quickly if at rest. You will
be able to operate your locomotive at very slow prototypical speeds without
having to adjust your throttle continually to maintain speed.
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