7
sembled there may be a couple of bugs. Doing a quick pre-service check will solve most
operational glitches.
• Check to see that all wheelsets are correctly in gauge using an NMRA RP-2
Standards Gauge. Should any of the wheelsets be out of gauge, than remove the
affected wheelset from the truck by prying off the bottom lid of the gearbox with
a small flat screwdriver. The wheelset can be regauged by grabbing each wheel
and twisting. Reverse the steps to replace the wheelset, and ensure the gearbox
cover is snapped into place before placing on the track.
• Check that all underbody piping and appliances are firmly installed and clear of
the track. Of particular note are the air hoses on the ends of the locomotive and
both coupler trip pins. Bend up any low coupler trip pins so they don’t interfere
with your switches and crossings. We recommend using Kadee part #237 (Trip
Pin Pliers) or Micro-Mark part #80600 (Trip Pin Bending Plier).
• Make sure that the trucks swivel freely and without binding. If they catch on any-
thing, check to ensure that the ends of the trucks don’t bind against the steps. If
they do, see that everything is firmly installed.
MISSING OR DaMaGED PaRTS
If you open your GMD-1 box and discover that something has obviously been bumped
in transit and is damaged, please contact us. We know that some of you don’t like to
touch your models, but if it is a matter of gluing a spark arrestor back on you can do it
yourself in less than a minute with a drop of white glue. If you really want to send your
model back to us for us to install that spark arrestor, we would be happy to. But if you
do send it back to us for us to put that one part back on and other stuff falls off when we
send it back to you, then tough tooties. We’re not fixing it again.
If you see some grab irons are missing, read the section above about “Extra Stuff in the
Box” and it may well be that we left off those grabs deliberately. If there are big gaping
holes where grab irons obviously fell out, then please give us a shout as that should not
be the case! More information about our limited lifetime warranty can be found towards
the end of this manual.
REMOVING THE SHELL
If you need to open up your GMD-1 (to install a crew, install a decoder, etc.) it is actually
quite easy to do. Just be sure to remember these important points:
• We have a transporter lock on the molecular pattern of your locomotive. If some-
thing pops off while you are removing the shell, our starship’s transporters will
automatically lock on to the little part and beam it directly into the heart of the sun.
Don’t bother looking for it. It’s gone. You might hear the transporter effect as the
Содержание GMD-1
Страница 1: ...FRAN AIS AU VERSO GMD 1...
