Transformer Operations; Running Your Switcher With A Lionel Transformer - Lionel AEC - 57 Switcher Owner's Manual

Transformer operations

Running your AEC switcher with a Lionel transformer
Place your AEC switcher locomotive on Lionel or
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Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Make sure all eight wheels are properly resting on the railhead.
Your switcher is equipped with a traction tire for enhanced trac-
tive effort. This means that one of the engine drive wheels is fitted
with a rubber tire to permit greater pulling power. The rubber tire
grips the track and enables the switcher to pull heavy loads at
higher speeds.
Power up your AEC switcher with your trans-
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former.
• Your AEC switcher is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-cur-
rent transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster
Command model railroad control system.
• D
O NOT POWER YOUR
Note!
Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the AEC switcher will wait
between 3 and 8 seconds as it "listens" for digital language from
the TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it's
determined that it's on a conventional (nonCommand) railroad,
the AEC switcher's headlights will illuminate. At this point, the
locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the AEC
switcher on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it starts in
forward after every three-second power interrupt.)
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Move 'em out!
• Get your AEC switcher moving. Press the DIR button on your
CAB-1 remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel
Command reverse unit (LCRU) to the next operating state. The
LCRU alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and
reverse.
• Adjust track voltage until your AEC switcher moves at your
desired speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage. To
decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the locomotive, cut track
power.
• To select a single operating state (example: forward only), you
can deactivate the LCRU's sequencing function. Get your AEC
switcher moving in the desired direction, then slide the reverse
unit control switch on the locomotive's cab front to PROGRAM.
See page 8 for the switch location and positioning.
AEC
SWITCHER WITH DIRECT CURRENT
(DC).
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