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72-4153-250 11/03 Lionel Lionel Railroad Control Tower Railroad Control Tower Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual...
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Operating your Railroad Control Tower with TrainMaster Command Control Replacing the lamps in your Railroad Control Tower Limited Warranty/Lionel Service The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under law. All rights reserved. Lionel ®...
Railroad Control Tower operates best at 12 to 18 volts (AC). You may choose to wire this accessory to the accessory terminals on your transformer, a separate accessory power supply, or a Lionel Lockon (available separately, 6-62900). You need the ends of the wires to be stripped back 1/4” to 3/8”.
Wiring your Railroad Control Tower (continued) Alternately, you may choose to control both the lighting and animation with the switch. Refer to Figure 2 to make the necessary connections. COMMON/GROUND/U POWER/A Figure 2. Wiring for switch control of the animation and lighting Finally, you may choose to leave the light on and activate the animation with an Insulted Track Section (available separately).
Operating the Railroad Control Tower f you have connected the separate switch, slide the switch to the ON position to turn on the light and/or animation. If are using an Insulated Track Section as shown in Figure 3 on page 4, your train will activate the animation when it rolls across the Insulated Track Section. Operating your Railroad Control Tower with TrainMaster Command Control ou may choose to wire your Railroad Control Tower with an SC-2 Switch and Accessory...
Operating your Railroad Control Tower with TrainMaster Command Control (continued) Accessory Switch Controller wiring and operation Four wires (not included) are needed to connect your Railroad Control Tower to the Accessory Switch Controller (ASC) and a separate accessory transformer. Refer to Figure 5. We recommend using 22-gauge wire.
To access the lamp, remove the anemometer and the weather vane, then lift off the roof. Unscrew the expired bulb and replace it with Lionel part no. 601-4153-301. Replace the roof to complete the lamp replacement. Refer to Figure 6.
Lionel L.L.C. or an authorized Lionel L.L.C. Service Center, together with proof of original purchase will, at the option of Lionel L.L.C., be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a replacement is not available, a refund of the original purchase price will be granted.
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