Lionel RS-3 Owner's Manual
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- Page 1 73-8220-250 05/10 Lionel RS-3 Lionel RS-3 Diesel Locomotive Diesel Locomotive Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual 72-8220-250 RS-3.indd 1 6/1/10 9:40 AM...
- Page 2 • Powerful maintenance-free motor • Two traction tires • Cab interior lighting • Engineer figures The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All rights reserved. Lionel®, LEGACY™, FasTrack™, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1® Remote Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®, Lionelville®, Wireless...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Transformer operations Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer Locking your locomotive into a single operational state Using your locomotive’s magnetic couplers Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive Replacing your locomotive’s lamps Replacing the traction tires... -
Page 4: Transformer Operations
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur. Move ‘em out! Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your Lionel transformer. This sequences the reverse unit to the next operating state in the repeating sequence: forward, neutral, reverse, and neutral. -
Page 5: Locking Your Locomotive Into A Single Operational State
ON position, your locomotive sequences through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (for example, forward only), you can deactivate the reverse unit’s sequencing function with the reverse unit switch. -
Page 6: Using Your Locomotive's Magnetic Couplers
Lionel locomotive is equipped with operating magnetic knuckle couplers, a revolutionary design first introduced by Lionel in 1945. Lionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track section (available separately, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-65530 for O gauge;... -
Page 7: Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive
We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive’s wheels or your track. -
Page 8: Replacing Your Locomotive's Lamps
Replacement lamps are available from your authorized Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service. For more information, see the Lionel Service section on the back page. To replace the cab interior lamp (part no. 630-8352-311), pinch together the center of the cab and lift it off the body. - Page 9 Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Replacing your locomotive’s lamps (continued) Headlamp 610-8803-009 Headlamp 610-8803-009 Figure 6. Headlamp replacement 72-8220-250 RS-3.indd 9 6/1/10 9:41 AM...
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Page 10: Replacing The Traction Tires
Because you must remove the trucks and the side frames to access the wheels, we recommend that you have the traction tires replaced by your authorized Lionel Service Center. 72-8220-250 RS-3.indd 10... -
Page 11: Notes
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Page 12: Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service
(or copy) from an Authorized Lionel Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC, be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available.
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