Transformer Operations; Running Your Locomotive With A Lionel Transformer - Lionel Hudson Owner's Manual

Transformer operations

Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer

Place your locomotive on Lionel or
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Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender as
illustrated in Figure 1.
Add smoke fluid to the locomotive or switch the smoke
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generator off.
• See page 9 for more information.
Power up your steam locomotive with your transformer.
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• Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-16 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current trans-
formers are suitable.
• Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
Caution!
sensitive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, your locomotive's headlight
will illuminate. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. When the power is
removed and again applied (by pressing the Direction button on your controller),
the train will move forward. This condition holds true if the engine is being pow-
ered up for the first time or if the engine has been powered down for longer than
five seconds.
Move 'em out!
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• Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This advances the Lionel reverse unit to the next operating
state in the repeating sequence: forward, neutral, reverse, and neutral.
• Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop
the locomotive, turn off track power.
• See page 4 for information on locking your locomotive into a sin-
gle operating state.
Figure 1. Drawbar connection
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