Transformer Operations; Running Your M-10000 With A Lionel Transformer - Lionel Century Club II Owner's Manual

Transformer operations

Running your M-10000 with a Lionel transformer

Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
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O gauge track.
Note!
To couple the articulated M-10000 consist, connect a vestibule to one of
the cars at each articulation by pressing the vestibule assembly onto the end of one
car. The clasp slides over and catches the brass ring, and the contacts lock around
the post. Next, arrange the cars on the track and, holding them horizontally, slide
the vestibules into the ends of the cars. Once again, the clasp will catch the brass
ring and the contacts will lock around the post. Refer to Figure 2 on page 5.
Be sure that track power is off before coupling the cars to prevent accidental short
Caution!
circuits.
Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
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Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers 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, the locomotive will wait
Note!
between three and eight seconds as it "listens" for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it has determined that it's
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive's headlight will
illuminate and RailSounds will fire up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral.
(This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroad for the first time.
Thereafter, it will start in forward following every three-second power
interruption.)
Move 'em out!
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Get your M-10000 moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your CAB-1
Remote Controller or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit
to the next operating state.
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.
Curves must have a minimum diameter of 72".
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