Running Your Train; Running Your Train Set; Adding Smoke Fluid To Your Locomotive's Smoke Generator - Lionel Strasburg Passenger Owner's Manual

Running your train

Running your train set

With track power off, place your train set on the track.
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Refer to page 11 for information on coupling the cars.
Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender.
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See Figure 5.
If the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, add smoke fluid to your
Caution!
locomotive's stack to prevent damage to the smoke unit. Refer to
page 10 for additional information.
Figure 5. Drawbar connection
Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
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Your locomotive is designed to operate on 7-15 volts alternating cur-
rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable.
Note! Do not power your locomotive with direct-current (DC) transformers.
The locomotive was designed for use with alternating-current (AC)
transformers only.
Move 'em out!
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Get your locomotive moving. Your locomotive goes through a repeating pattern
of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To sequence the reverse
unit, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, or briefly bring the throttle
all the way back to the OFF position and then forward. Each press of the DIRECTION
button or interruption in track power causes the locomotive to advance to the next
operational state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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Running your train

Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator

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our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean white smoke
during operation if the smoke unit switch is in the ON position. Refer to Figure 8 on
page 14 for the location of the switch.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to function.
A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with this set. Press down and unscrew the cap. Pierce the
tip on the nozzle. Add about four drops of fluid directly into the locomotive's stack. Smoke pro-
duction commences momentarily. It will start faster if you run your locomotive at higher speeds.
When smoke production decreases, add more fluid (about four drops). An idle locomotive will
not smoke.
Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy
load or a long consist.
If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke or you do not want to add
Note!
smoke fluid, slide the smoke unit switch to the OFF position.
When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, always keep a small amount
Caution!
of smoke fluid in the locomotive's smoke generator; the generator's element
can become damaged if operated without smoke fluid. This is particularly true
if your locomotive sits in neutral for an extended period of time without smoke
fluid in the generator.
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