THE GILBERT HALL American Flyer, Operating And Assembly Instructions Manual

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With the locking lever “A” facing left, as shown by the dotted line in
Fig.
19,
insert the fiber base of the special rail section between the first and
second ties on the desired section of straight track, at a point in your layout
where you want the car to operate.
NOTE:
It is important when operating the automatic action cars that
the metal wheels on the one truck should ride on the rail which has the base
post current. In some hook-ups it may be necessary to change the location of
the metal wheels on the truck. This can be accomplished by spreading the
truck slightly taking the wheel and axle assembly out and changing the wheels
to the opposite side.
See that the bottom portion of the outside rail rests underneath the
raised part of the metal strip “B,” then turn the locking lever “A” to the right
as far as it will go, so it clamps over the bottom part
of
the inside rail.
As
shown in Fig. 22, there must be at least one section of straight track in front
of the special rail section so that any rolling stock coming out of a curve
will not overhang enough to cause interference.
The cars should be placed on the track so the small metal contact shoe
which protrudes from one of the trucks, is on the same side as the special third
rail on the No. 712 or No. 713. Then when the train is run around the track
and the car is stopped so the contact shoe rests upon the contact rail and the
button is pushed, the car will operate.
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