Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive; Adding Fluid To Your Locomotive's Smoke Generator; Adjusting The Smoke Unit - Lionel Empire State Express Hudson Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Adding fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator

Y our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces a safe, clean, white
smoke during operation. In order to function, the smoke generator requires the periodic
addition of Lionel smoke fluid. A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with your locomotive.
To add smoke fluid, press down and unscrew the cap of the smoke fluid bottle. Pierce the top
of the nozzle with a pin, then add 10 to 15 drops of fluid into the stack of your locomotive. It is
easier to add smoke fluid if your locomotive is powered down or the smoke unit is off. Power up
your locomotive with the smoke unit switch in the ON position, and smoke production will start
momentarily. Smoke production will start faster if you operate your locomotive at higher speeds.
Smoke production is greatest at high voltages and when the locomotive pulls a heavy load.
When smoke production decreases, add four to eight additional drops of smoke fluid.
When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, always keep a small amount of smoke
fluid in the smoke unit. Operating your locomotive's smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause
damage to the heating element.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch on the
underside of the locomotive and slide it to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 2 on page 7 for the
location of this switch.
In the TrainMaster Command Control environment, press AUX1, 8 on your CAB-1 Remote
Controller to turn off the smoke unit. To turn on the smoke unit, be sure that the smoke unit
switch is in the ON position, then press AUX1, 9.
Always operate your locomotive's smoke unit with the addition of smoke fluid to
Caution!
prevent damage to the heating element.
Adjusting the smoke output
Y our locomotive features an improved smoke unit with variable output. In the TrainMaster
Command Control environment, you may select low, medium, or high smoke output using
your CAB-1 Remote Controller. Your locomotive is shipped from the factory in the medium
smoke output setting
To adjust the smoke output, bring the locomotive to a stop, press AUX1, AUX2, 9, and
then press L for low smoke, M for medium smoke, or H for high smoke. Press AUX2 again to
complete the setting. See page 20 for the locations of these buttons on the CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
Your locomotive will remember the setting until you change it again.
In the conventional environment, smoke output is always at the medium leel. Smoke
Note!
output is not variable in the conventional environment.
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