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Connecting your accessory to a 153IR Controller Operating the accessory using TrainMaster Command Control 9-10 Replacing the lamp Limited Warranty/Lionel Service The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All rights reserved. Lionel ® , LEGACY ™...
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Meijer.com Installing the 153C Contactor for train activation he 153C Contactor is activated by the weight of a passing train. If you would like your trains to activate the accessory, place the Contactor under your traditional O or O-27 gauge track, as shown in Figure 1. One of the track ties should rest firmly upon the top of the pressure plate.
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Spring tension will hold the wire tight. Note! The 153C Contactor is not compatible with the FasTrack track system. Remove roof POWER SUPPLY OR TRANSFORMER 153C contactor Lionel lockon 153C contactor Figure 2. Accessory connection 71-6897-250 Anniv Gateman.indd 4 6/1/10 1:19 PM...
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Meijer.com Adjusting the 153C Contactor fter all the connections are made and your layout is powered up, the Contactor must be adjusted so that the train will properly trigger the accessory. 1. Power up your layout. 2. Stop the train several sections away from the Contactor so that it does not press on the Contactor plate.
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Meijer.com Wiring and operating your accessory using FasTrack hen you power up your accessory, the interior lights will illuminate. The gateman will emerge from his shed when the train passes through the FasTrack Accessory Activator Pack. Because track power and the power demands placed on your transformer can vary, you may want to use a separate power supply that has been set to a fixed voltage.
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Meijer.com Wiring and operating your accessory using FasTrack (continued) Note! See Figure 4 below for wiring your accessory using the 6-12029 FasTrack Accessory Activator Pack and the 6-12053 FasTrack Accessory Power Wire. Black Wire with Black Wire with White Tracer White Tracer Black Wire Note!
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Meijer.com Wiring and operating your accessory using the alternate switch connection ower up your accessory, and the interior lights will illuminate. Slide the switch to the ON position, and the gateman will emerge from this shed. Turn the switch to the OFF position and the gateman goes back inside.
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Meijer.com Operating the accessory using TrainMaster Command Control ou may choose to operate the accessory in the TrainMaster Command Control environment using an SC-2 Switch and Accessory Controller (available separately, 6-22980) or an Accessory Switch Contoller (available separately, 6-14182). Connect the accessory as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.
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Meijer.com Operating the accessory using TrainMaster Command Control (continued) Front POWER SUPPLY Figure 8. ASC connections The Automatic Gateman requires two ASC outputs and Accessory ID#’s. Refer to the Note! Accessory Switch Controller instruction manual for more detailed information. Follow these steps to operate the Automatic Gateman 1.
Meijer.com Replacing the lamp our accessory is illuminated by one lamp, Lionel part no. 600-8352-311. During the course of normal operations, you may find that this lamp requires replacement. Replacement lamps are available at your authorized Lionel Service Center or from Lionel Service in Chesterfield, MI.
(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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