Installing The Tender Electrocoupler - Lionel 4-6-9 Camelback Owner's Manual

Upgrades to your locomotive

Installing the tender electrocoupler

B egin the rear tender electrocoupler
upgrade (Lionel part No. 602-2959-000)
installation by removing the tender body as
described on page 9. At the rear of the tender,
mounted on the chassis is the speaker for
Railsounds and Signalsounds. Unscrew the
four screws that mount the speaker to the
chassis. There is a depression in the chassis
right below the speaker location that has a
screw that holds the rear truck to the chassis.
Remove this screw and rest the truck on the
table. Remove the old magnetic coupler by
compressing the spring under the retaining
clip, then remove the clip with a needle nose
pliers or a flat blade screwdriver. Carefully
release pressure on the spring to avoid
launching parts airborne, causing possible
eye injury. The retaining clip post will drop
off the truck. Then remove the old coupler
from the truck. Install the new
Install Wires In Connector
After Wires Are Passed
Through Frame
Conventional
Location
Command
Control
Location
Note!
Electrocoupler by sliding the Electrocoupler
under the mounting boss. Push the retaining
clip post up and install the spring. Compress
the spring, then insert the retaining clip. Be
careful when doing this so the parts do not
become airborne causing possible eye injury.
Next replace the truck mounting screw and
reinstall the speaker. Take the two electro-
coupler wires and feed them through the slot
on the back of the tender (see illustration
below). Take the white electrical connector
that comes with the coupler upgrade kit.
Plug the two leads from the electrocoupler
into the connector. (It doesn't matter which
lead goes into which opening in the connec-
tor). Plug the connector into the opening on
the circuit board. Finally, replace the body of
the tender back on the frame taking care to
make sure that all wires are inside and do
not get pinched.
Truck mounting screw
Electrocoupler
wires
Retainer
clip post
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We recommend wearing
safety glasses
Retaining
clip
Spring
Armature
Magnetic
coupler