Operating Your Smoke Unit In The Conventional Environment; Operating Your Pantographs In The Conventional Environment - Lionel GG1 Owner's Manual

Conventional transformer operations

Operating your pantographs in the conventional environment

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Locking down the pantographs in the conventional environment
If you have bridges, signals, or other trackside structures with low clearance, you will need
to lock down the pantographs. Follow these steps to lock both pantographs in the lowered
position.
1. Turn off track power.
You must turn off track power before sliding the RUN/DOWN switch to the DOWN
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position.
2. With track power off, slide the RUN/DOWN switch to the DOWN position.
3. Be sure that the RUN/LOCKOUT switch is in the RUN position.
4. Power up the track. Both pantographs will lower.
Cycle the locomotive into neutral, then slide the RUN/DOWN switch to the RUN position to
resume automatic operation of the pantographs.
Locking the pantographs in your desired position
To lock the pantographs in any position (both up, both down, one up, one down, etc.),
simply operate the locomotive until the pantographs are in your desired position and slide the
RUN/LOCKOUT switch to the LOCKOUT position. Your locomotive will now operate with the
pantographs in your desired position. When you are ready to resume normal operations, cycle
the locomotive into neutral, then slide the switch back to the RUN position.
Operating the smoke unit in the conventional environment
Y our locomotive is equipped with a smoke unit to simulate the operation of the steam
generator. When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, always be sure that there is a
small amount of smoke fluid in the smoke generator. To turn off the smoke unit, slide the
smoke unit switch to the OFF position. See Figure 1 on page 7 for the switch locations.
When you first power up your locomotive, the smoke unit requires approximately 30 seconds
to warm up. The smoke unit will automatically turn on for five seconds. The smoke unit will
also turn on for five seconds after every five minutes of continuous operation in a single
operational state (in forward, reverse, or neutral and after changes in direction) and after
changes in direction. Be sure to install a nine-volt battery for the smoke unit to
operate while the locomotive is in neutral. See page 12.
Always be sure that there is smoke fluid in the smoke unit when the smoke unit
Caution!
switch is in the ON position. When smoke production decreases, add more smoke
fluid as discussed on page 32.
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