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Locomotive basics
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our locomotive is equipped with two smoke generators that
produce a safe, clean, white smoke during operation: one for
the main smoke stack and one for the whistle smoke unit. DO NOT
EXCEED 20 DROPS as this can cause your smoke units to become
oversaturated allowing leakage onto the electronics. Note that operat-
ing your locomotive’s smoke units without smoke fluid will cause
damage to the heating element.
• To add fluid for the whistle steam effect
, pull the
whistle off the boiler and place the included funnel into the
hole. For the first time we recommend using 20 drops of
smoke fluid. From then on 10 to 20 drops will be sufficient.
• For the main smoke stack at the front of the engine
,
add 20 drops initially, and 10 to 20 thereafter.
Refer to Figure 5 as you add the smoke fluid. If you prefer to
operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit
switches under the rear sand dome and slide them to the OFF
position. Refer to Figure 6 on page 8 for the location of these
switches.
For best performance, we recommend using Lionel smoke
fluid only.
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generators
Note!
T
he RailSounds volume control is concealed on the tender deck as illustration in Figure 4 below.
Lift the hatch open and then rotate the volume control to adjust the volume or silence the
sounds.
Tender volume control location
Figure 4. Volume control location
Figure 5. Smoke fluid locations
Whistle steam
fluid fill
Main stack
fluid fill
Lift whistle off
the boiler
Volume control
(concealed under
hatch)