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- Page 1 1800 HP ROAD SWI TCHER MODEL RS -1 1 RAPIDO TRAINS, INC . Markham, Ontar io, Canad a...
- Page 2 Thank you for purchasing this model of the classic American road switcher, the ALCo RS-11. For many years we had wanted to do this distinctive road switcher and in early 2020, we succeeded. The response from our customers was such that we just couldn’t say no to a second run of this iconic classic.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Prototype History..................4 Break-In ....................4 How to Hold your RS-11 ................5 Checking and Adjusting Your Locomotive ...........5 Missing or Damaged Parts ...............6 Removing the Shell ..................6 Operation – DC (Silent) ................7 Installing a Silent DCC Decoder ..............8 Operation – DC (Sound) ................8 Operation –... -
Page 4: Prototype History
We suggest that, after reading this manual, you put your RS-11 on a test loop, clean the wheels, and just let it run in each direction for an hour or two. Fast and slow. Cleaning the wheels is important because gunk gets onto the wheels in the manufacturing process. -
Page 5: How To Hold Your Rs-11
ALCo, after all. If you are taking your RS-11 to the club all the time and regularly handling it, stuff will break off. Sorry. The little bits are made of plastic and metal attached with glue, which is all a bit fragile. -
Page 6: Missing Or Damaged Parts
REMOVING THE SHELL (Improved!) If you need to open up your RS-11 to install a crew or a decoder, things work much differently than our first run of this model. In a perfect world, you should never have to open your locomotive up, but occasional maintenance may be required and sometimes stuff happens. -
Page 7: Operation - Dc (Silent)
You may want to do this carefully over some foam sheet on top of your workbench. • If you wish to install a crew inside your RS-11, then removing the cab is pretty simple. First remove the metal handrails from the cab sides or the plastic stanchions might get damaged. -
Page 8: Installing A Silent Dcc Decoder
LokProgrammer, you can adjust CVs in the usual way. We will be selling RS-11 sound decoders separately as soon as we can get some. Should be soon. If they aren’t on our web site, call ESU in Germany and yell at a guy named Jürgen. -
Page 9: Operation - Dcc (Sound)
RS-11, for good or for ill. As always, we’ll try to help you fix your RS-11 if one of these trinkets turns your locomotive’s circuitry into something akin to what’s left of a turkey after someone left it in the oven too long because they got... -
Page 10: Locomotive Address
If weird stuff happens, try programming on the main. TURN ON THE SOUND Press F8 and you will hear the RS-11 startup sequence followed by the sound of it idling. You can adjust CVs to prevent the locomotive from moving until the startup sequence has played out. -
Page 11: Functions
Press F8 again to turn the sound off. Note that if you are listening to your RS-11 idling nicely and then you select another engine, your locomotive still thinks F8 is pressed so it will keep idling along. However, if someone else selects your locomotive’s number and F8 isn’t pressed on their controller,... - Page 12 F2 Horns We love our horns. Like really! Seriously, who doesn’t love a good sounding horn? So we’re now providing a range of horns for you to apply to your locomotive as appropriate or as you see fit (even if it’s not appropriate). To get a short “toot” just tap F2 or your “HORN”...
- Page 13 Drive Hold and be back at that speed step when you turn Drive Hold off. Otherwise your RS-11 may fly like a bird or crash to a stop. Either way, it’s rough on the crew.
- Page 14 And because not every RS-11 came equipped with a steam generator, or if you’re running a freight train that doesn’t need steam heat, we’ve kept this feature up in the higher functions.
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Page 15: Custom Sound Settings
CUSTOM SOUND SETTINGS The RS-11 was used by many different roads and, as such, were equipped with a number of different horns and bells. The default horn on your model is a Nathan P3. After extensive scientific research that resulted in a few chemical burns, we came to the conclusion that it really didn’t matter... -
Page 16: Sound Volume Settings Chart
0-128 FACTORY RESET On your RS-11, you can perform a factory reset by entering a value of “8” into CV 8. Note that this will cause all of your new volume and motor settings to be lost, so you will need to reprogram any settings that you want to keep. What do you mean, you didn’t take any notes? WE JUST TOLD YOU TO TAKE NOTES. -
Page 17: More Information
Tom Foolery right there! Oh well, if that happens then just close your eyes and pretend it’s a beautiful 4-6-4 Hudson. Pay no attention to the person breaking into your layout room attempting to steal your Rapido RS-11 because they misread the instructions on Page 4. -
Page 18: Acknowledgements
Why? Because it’s an American engine, hoser! Well, for the most part -- the DW&P and CV versions of this RS-11 run were owned by the Canadian National, so I guess that counts. -
Page 19: Contact Us
He just lost power due to an ice storm. Tabernouche! Les maudines modélistes... CONTACT US! Tel. (905) 474-3314 Rapido Trains Inc. Toll Free 1-855-LRC-6917 500 Alden Road, Unit 21 Fax. (905) 474-3325 Markham, Ontario Email. - Page 20 RAPIDO TRAINS, INC . Markham, Ontar io, Canada...