THE GILBERT HALL American Flyer, Operating And Assembly Instructions Manual

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The trip has three terminal clips marked
1, 2
and 3. Number 1 and 2
are a normally closed circuit when the train is off the trip. As the pressure is
applied by the weight of the train it breaks the contact between
1
and
2
and
closes the circuit between 1 and 3.
TO ATTACH THE NO. 697 TRACK TRIP TO TRACK
Insert the track trip under the track between two ties so that the bottom
of
one rail nests under the raised flange on the trip base, then close the locking
lever
so
it clamps over the bottom of the other rail.
ADJUSTING THE NO.
697
TRACK TRIP
In the above diagram you will note the adjusting wheel.
If
the trip
is
to be set lighter so every car will actuate it, turn the wheel COUNTER
CLOCKWISE until the desired results are obtained. If the pressure is to be
increased so only the locomotive will cause it to function turn the wheel
CLOCKWISE until the cars do not affect it as they pass.
Do
not allow the train to stand on the trip for any length of time, even
with the transformer handle shut
off,
as the 15 volt current will still be sup-
plied to the accessory and may cause overheating or burn-outs.
“PROTECT THOSE HIGHWAY CROSSINGS”
At practically every point where the highways cross a railroad track,
the railroads have placed a safety warning device of some type. One of the
most common in use is the double highway flasher which American Flyer
Engineers have designed in miniature to add realism to your pike.
At the more dangerous crossings the railroads have provided gates
operated by a watchman who stays either in a small shanty at the crossing
or in a tower overlooking several crossings and when a train approaches he
lowers the gates to prevent pedestrians and motorists from entering upon
the tracks, thereby, saving many lives and lots of injuries. This very action
can be had by using American Flyer’s No. 592A Crossing Gate which has
a
double gate to protect the roadway and the sidewalk and has
a
red lantern
which lights when the gate is down.
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