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- Page 1 DASH 8-40 CM Locomotive Operating Manual Rapido Trains Inc. Markham, Ontario, Canada 2024...
- Page 2 GE DASH 8-40CM LOCOMOTIVE PRODUCT GUIDELINES Thank you for purchasing this model of the last of the "Draper Tapers," the General Electric Dash 8-40CM. Originally released as part of our Prime Movers line, this second-run model is an improved version with more and better details! If this is your first Rapido locomotive, we must ask –...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Prototype History....................4 Break-In ......................4 How to Hold Your Locomotive ................5 Checking and Adjusting Your Locomotive .............. 5 Missing or Damaged Parts .................. 6 Removing the Shell ..................... 6 Operation – DC (Silent) ..................7 Installing a DCC Decoder .................. -
Page 4: Prototype History
PROTOTYPE HISTORY The Dash 8-40CM (also known as the C40-8M or just the “CN Dash 8”) was the last of the "Draper Taper" locomotives that had rear visibility cut-aways in the sides. Named after the CN assistant chief of motive power William L. Draper who developed the design feature, these GE "Draper Tapers"... -
Page 5: How To Hold Your Locomotive
HOW TO HOLD YOUR LOCOMOTIVE Hold your Dash 8-40CM gently, and with much love, care, and attention. Your model has numerous delicate parts, especially on the roof and underframe. If you want to back date it to be the quality of a model produced in the 1970s, then rip all the parts off and handle it like a doughnut from Timmies after skipping breakfast. -
Page 6: Missing Or Damaged Parts
and both coupler trip pins. Bend up any low coupler trip pins so they don’t interfere with your switches and crossings. We recommend using Kadee part #237 (Trip Pin Pliers) or Micro-Mark part #80600 (Trip Pin Bending Plier). If your track transitions from flat to a 12% grade in three inches, you might also want to cut off the pilot and the fuel tank as they will foul the rails. -
Page 7: Operation - Dc (Silent)
in a zero-gravity environment; remember – gravity sucks. If you hold your loco upright the chassis will now plumet to the nearest solid object. Hopefully that is not a concrete floor. You may want to do this carefully over your workbench with some foam or a cloth underneath. -
Page 8: Installing A Dcc Decoder
If you use a train set throttle or a throttle designed for large scale trains, your locomotive’s circuitry may end up looking like a TV dinner forgotten in the microwave after you accidentally punched in an extra digit into the timer. In such situations, we’ll try our best to fix it for you, but it may be beyond salvaging. -
Page 9: Operation - Dc (Sound)
plugging in the decoder and then playing trains. You will have to custom map all the functions. It’s just how it is. We won’t apologize for that. Sorry. OPERATION – DC (SOUND) To operate your sound-equipped Dash 8-40CM locomotive on a DC layout, just give the throttle some juice. -
Page 10: Operation - Dcc (Sound)
remind him what happened the last time he did that. Something about being chased down the county highway by a group of townsfolk wielding transformers and potentiometers. As long as we can keep reminding him of this event, he’ll be nice to DC modelers. -
Page 11: Turn On The Sound
TURN ON THE SOUND Press F8 and you will hear the Dash 8-40CM 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. Most of us at Rapido are really impatient so we turned this feature off. - Page 12 F1 Bell Probably one of the most difficult sounds to master is the bell because it’s such a noticeable feature, and no matter what, chances are they all had their own unique tone to them. We have provided four slightly different bell sounds so that you can add a little variety to your huge fleet of Dash 8-40CMs.
- Page 13 F8 Startup/Mute/Shutdown While your locomotive is stationary, pressing F8 will begin the startup sequence of the engine sounds. If your locomotive is silent but already in motion, pressing F8 will skip the startup sequence and simply turn on the sound. If the sound is already on, press F8 to mute the sounds.
- Page 14 them off. Press another time will result in red lights, and again to shut them off. White class lights were used to signify a train was running as an extra unscheduled train in train order territory, green class lights indicated a second section is following and running on the same authority, and red lights indicated the rear of the train.
- Page 15 F18 Track Inspection Lights These lights shine down onto the roadbed. Why did we include them? Because they look neat, of course. Oh, and your engineer will be happy at night when he's making a shove. By default they are on. Pressing F18 will turn them off. F19 Number Board Lights The number boards are on all the time as a default.
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Page 16: Custom Sound Settings
CUSTOM SOUND SETTINGS The default horn on your model is a Nathan K3L. We have justified doing this because most Dash 8-40CMs were delivered with one, but some had others. You can change the default horn by changing the value of CV163 between 0 to 7. Horns •... -
Page 17: Sound Volume Settings Chart
different); enter the desired CV number; then enter the desired levels. Note that this can be done either on a programming track or on the main (Ops mode) if your DCC system supports programming on the main. We strongly recommend that you keep notes on which settings you have changed, and which values were used. -
Page 18: Factory Reset
FACTORY RESET On your Dash 8-40CM 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 TAKE NOTES! If we had a band, you’d be kicked out of it. -
Page 19: Acknowledgements
Dave Minshall, Mark Tracey, and Richard Longpre for doing this wicked awesome translation into French. Merci! 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. trains@rapidotrains.com L3R 5H5 Canada service@rapidotrains.com...
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