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RailKing 6-8-6 Bantam Turbine Steam Engine

Basic Operation

Throttle 

– Throttle up the power to your track.  Give enough power so that

the engine’s headlight shines brightly.  Then put the engine into motion by
either firmly pressing the Direction button on your transformer or remote once
or dropping and advancing the throttle to put the engine in forward.

Operation Buttons

Use the operation buttons on your transformer as described below.

Horn/Whistle

 - To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button.

The whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button.  It
will stop when you release the button. 

Bell

 - To sound the bell, firmly press and release the Bell button. To turn the

bell off, press and release the Bell button again.  The bell will continue to ring
from the time your turn it on until you press and release the button again to
turn it off.

Direction

 – Your train is programmed to start in neutral.  To put the engine

into forward and then to change the direction of the train or to put it into
neutral, firmly press and release the Direction button on your transformer.  Just 
as you must stop your car between forward and reverse, this engine will not go 
directly from forward to reverse; it goes into neutral between directions.  If the 
train has been moving forward, the first press of the Direction button will put
the train from forward into neutral, the second press into reverse, the third
press back into neutral, and the fourth back into forward. To prevent accidental 
high-speed start-ups, this engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time
the track voltage is turned off for 25 seconds or more.

Summary of Contents for 6-8-6 BANTAM TURBINESTEAM ENGINE

Page 1: ...ing Steam Engine contains M T H s Loco Sound sound and train control system The locomotive is easy to operate with any compatible standard AC transformers see the compatibility chart on page14 and is...

Page 2: ...d Proto Dispatch 6 Volume Control 7 Maintenance 8 Lubrication and Greasing Instructions 8 Cleaning the Wheels Tires and Track 9 Locomotive Traction Tire Replacement 9 Smoke Unit Maintenance 10 Locomot...

Page 3: ...nd linkage components and pickup rollers to prevent them from squeaking Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked L in Fig 2 on p 8 Do not over oil Use only a drop or two on eac...

Page 4: ...and release the Bell button again The bell will continue to ring from the time your turn it on until you press and release the button again to turn it off Direction Your train is programmed to start...

Page 5: ...es and around curves much like an automobile cruise control You can add or drop cars on the run and the engine will maintain the speed you set While the engine is programmed to start with the speed co...

Page 6: ...portable CD tape player to connect your microphone to the remote lock on To use Proto Dispatch simply plug the mini cable into the microphone and into the Mic port on the left side of the remote lock...

Page 7: ...e Control To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this engine turn the master volume control knob located under the tender clockwise to increase the volume and counter clockwise to decrease the vol...

Page 8: ...over oil Use only a drop or two on each pivot point The locomotive s internal gearing was greased at the factory and should not need additional grease until after 50 hours of operation or one year wh...

Page 9: ...res on the rear set of flanged drivers While these tires are extremely durable you may need to replace them at some point 1 Remove the side rods the rods that connect each drive wheel to the other fro...

Page 10: ...u choose not to add the fluid or have already added the fluid but choose to run smoke free turn off the smoke unit switch located under the engine body see Fig 5 Failure either to add fluid to the uni...

Page 11: ...on and has fluid check the wick to see if it has become hard blackened and unabsorbent around the heating element Remove the smoke unit inspection cover from the smoke unit s body see Fig 6 After remo...

Page 12: ...engineered for ease of use you may have some questions during initial operation The following table should answer most questions If your problem cannot be resolved with this table contact M T H for as...

Page 13: ...ll operate on any traditional O 31 or larger O Gauge track system including M T H s RealTrax or ScaleTrax or traditional tubular track It is also compatible with most standard AC transformers See page...

Page 14: ...r Compatibility and Wiring Chart Note that many of the operational commands described in these instructions require a bell button so if your transformer does not have its own bell button you should co...

Page 15: ...precautions should be followed including the following Read this manual thoroughly before using this device M T H recommends that all users and persons supervising use examine the hobby transformer pe...

Page 16: ...ns when contacting M T H for your Return Authorization number 3 Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service Limited One Year Warranty All...

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