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Lionel

GW-180 Transformer

Owner’s Manual

CAUTION-ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PRODUCT:

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE. AS WITH ALL ELECTRIC

PRODUCTS PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC

SHOCK.

TRANSFORMER RATING

— INPUT : 120 VAC 60 HZ ONLY. AC OUTPUT : 18 V, 180 VA.

Lionel

GW-180 Transformer

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for 73-7947-250

Page 1: ...ERATEDPRODUCT NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AS WITH ALL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK TRANSFORMERRATING...

Page 2: ...180 Transformer 9 Experiencing the features of the GW 180 Transformer 10 11 Setting the accessory output 12 Troubleshooting 13 FCC Statement 14 Notes 15 Lionel Limited Warranty Policy Service 16 The...

Page 3: ...as designed to oper ate with the GW 180 Transformer and select Lionel controllers only The PowerHouse is designed to operate on 120 volt 60 Hertz power Do not connect it to any other source of power D...

Page 4: ...damage caused by severe overloads and short circuits in the case of derailments or objects falling on the track At the same time it prevents the inconvenience of nuisance tripping caused by momentary...

Page 5: ...the terminals or track connections during use Also do not locate scenery materials such as lichen or ground foam near the terminals To prevent the excessive build up of heat be sure to select the pro...

Page 6: ...of the wire into the exposed loop Release pressure on the terminal clip allowing the metal clip to pinch the end of the wire in the metal loop Give a little tug on the wire to check if the hold is sec...

Page 7: ...GW 180 Transformer continued 7 0 18VAC U A U A B U 0 18VAC TRACK ACCESSORY Programmable voltage to accessories switches Figure 4 Controller connections 0 18 VAC Programmable output 0 18 VAC Variable v...

Page 8: ...se power supply to the GW 180 controller by inserting the connector into the input jack in the back of the controller See Figure 2 on page 5 2 Feed the wires through the notch in the FasTrack terminal...

Page 9: ...faster your train will go Quickly shutting off or throwing the throttle all the way forward will not result in an instant change in track voltage When operating in the conventional non Command environ...

Page 10: ...CATOR LIGHT The Indicator Light will be green during normal operation The light will change to red and flash if you exceed the power limit of the GW 180 The light will stay red and stop flashing if th...

Page 11: ...low it down indicator Light The green light illuminates when the GW 180 is on Figure 6 Transformer features BELL The BELL button will activate all RailSounds bells Press and hold the BELL button for t...

Page 12: ...n off the power 2 Press and hold down the DIRECTION WHISTLE HORN and BELL buttons on the Controller Refer to Figure 6 for the location of these buttons The indicator light on the transformer will flas...

Page 13: ...on is intermittent or absent Check for loose shorted or improper connections The accessory output voltage may have been set too low for the accessory Refer to page 12 and reset the voltage to a higher...

Page 14: ...ot installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installa...

Page 15: ...15 NOTES...

Page 16: ...warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state Instructions for Obtaining Service If service for this Lionel LLC product is required bring the i...