It
is
essential that all
the track joints fit together
tightly. When you have a
good tight track joint it in-
sures a good electrical cir-
cuit and there is less chance
for a voltage drop in the
track. If two sections of track
fit
together loosely this can be remedied by bending both pins outward about
1/16”, as shown in Fig.
8,
then when they are assembled, the results will he
a good conection both electrically and mechanically.
For the purpose of holding the track together firmly, American Flyer has
developed the
No. 693 Track Lock, which is a spring clip, packed in most train
sets for use when track is not to be fastened to a table or roadbed.
After assembling all the track for your layout be sure and test it both
electrically and for operation before you fasten it down.
To
test it electrically,
fasten one wire to the Base Post of the transformer and one wire to the 7 to
15 Volt Post, turn the handle half way open. Be sure that transformer is
plugged into a regular 110-120 Volt A.C., 60 Cycle outlet, brush the bared
ends of the wires together and see that you get a small spark. This indicates
the transformer is alive. Now hold the bared end
of
one of the wires on one
rail and brush the bared end of the other wire on the other rail.
If
a spark
occurs, there is a short somewhere in the layout and
it
will have to be located
by
following the procedure described on page
5 5 .
If no spark occurs, it is
o.k.
Now fasten the No. 690 track terminal to the track as described below,
and hook the transformer wires to the terminal clips. Place the locomotive
and tender on the track and allow it
to run slowly around a few times and
it it works 0.k. then fasten the track to the base.
WOW
TO ATTACH-NO.
690
TRACK TERMINAL
Fig.
8
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