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Running your trains
Running your train set
With track power off, place your train set on the track.
Refer to the following section for information on coupling the cars.
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Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 7-15 volts alternating cur-
rent.
Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct-current (DC) transformers.
The locomotive was designed for use with alternating-current (AC)
transformers only.
Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving.
Your locomotive goes through a repeating pattern
of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence the reverse
unit, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, or briefly bring the throttle
all the way back to the OFF position and then forward. Each press of the DIRECTION
button or interruption in track power causes the locomotive to advance to the next
operational state.
Adjust track voltage
until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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Note!
Operating the Uncoupling Track section
W
ithout making any additional con-
nections, your Uncoupling Track is
powered through track power. Be sure that
your throttle is set to 10-12 volts (AC) to
activate the magnet.
To uncouple or operate your rolling
stock, position the trigger disc over the
central magnet, press the button on the
controller, and the magnet will pull the
trigger disc downward to release the coupler or activate the car. Refer to Figure 4.
Do not operate the Uncoupling Track for more than ten seconds at
a time. Operating for over ten seconds may cause the track to
overheat and damage the track section and your layout.
Figure 4. Central magnet
Caution!
Central
magnet
