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Replacing your F3 A unit’s lamps
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
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Figure 4. Lamp replacement
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our F3 powered A unit is illuminated by
two 14-volt lamps. One illuminates the
headlamp and the other illuminates the cab
interior. During the course of normal
operation, they may require replacement.
As illustrated in Figure 4, start by
separating the plastic body shell from the
frame; remove the front screw on the
underside of the frame and lift the body up
slightly, pulling it forward to release the two
rear clips from the frame slots.
Each lamp rests in a holder, with its
prongs plugged into a socket. Carefully pull
the bulb straight up out of the holder to
remove it. Replace the expired lamp with
Lionel part no. 610-8049-300, available
from your local Lionel Authorized Service
Center or Lionel Service. (For more
information, see Lionel Service on page 12.)
Insert the replacement lamp’s prongs into
the socket, making sure of a tight
connection. To reinstall the shell, first
insert the rear tabs on the body into the
slots on the frame. Line up the screw holes
on the frame and body shell, and reinsert
the screw. Make sure all of the wires are
inside the body before you tighten the screw.
Make sure to insert the
rear tabs on the body
into the slots on the
frame before inserting
the front screw.
Lionel part no. 610-8049-300
Note!
Press AUX2 on your CAB-1 to be sure that the lamps were not turned off accidentally
before replacing the lamps.
