Locomotive Operation Running Your Train Set - Lionel Santa Fe Super Freight Owner's Manual

Locomotive operation
Running your train set
With track power off, place your train set on the track.
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Refer to page 18 to couple the cars.
Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender.
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See Figure 6.
Caution!
Figure 6. Drawbar connection
Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
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Your locomotive is designed to operate on 7-15 volts alternating cur-
rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable.
Note!
Move 'em out!
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Get your locomotive moving. Your locomotive goes through a repeating pattern
of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence the reverse
unit to forward, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, or briefly bring
the throttle all the way back to the OFF position and then forward. Each press of the
DIRECTION button or interruption in track power causes the locomotive to advance
to the next operational state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
If the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, add smoke fluid to your
locomotive's stack to prevent damage to the smoke unit. Refer to
page 19 for additional information.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC) transformers.
The locomotive was designed for use with alternating current (AC)
transformers only.
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