THE GILBERT HALL American Flyer, Operating And Assembly Instructions Manual

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This same type of action can be duplicated on your layout when you use
the new No.
770
Loading Platform. See the freight handler shove the packing
boxes down the conveyor chute and into the waiting car.
To install this unit place it in the layout so it is along a straight portion
of the track. Then nest the track between the tie holders,
“A”
as shown.
HOOK UP
TO A TRANSFORMER
Connect
YELLOW
wire to the
15 VOLT POST
on the transformer.
Connect the
BLACK
wire from the platform to one of the clips under-
neath the control box.
Connect the
SHORT BLACK
wire from the other control box clip to the
BASE POST
on the transformer.
The unit is now ready to operate and you will find by pushing the button
on the Control Box that the man on the platform will
go
forward. When button
is released the man will return to his original position and be waiting for work
Next pull back the sliding Plate “B” in Figure 1 and place the four boxes
or milk cans on the runway. They will be fed automatically to the man by
spring pressure. Each time the button is pushed he will shove one of the units
down the chute and onto or into a car which
is waiting to receive the merchan-
dise
-
when the man shoves the unit down the chute he automatically lowers
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