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with laughter, followed by sadness, then laughter again, and then a very polite
suggestion that you should model a locomotive rebuilder and use your recently
broken body as scenery. We did warn you after all. If we can assist, then all joking
aside we’ll make every effort to do so. But note that we don’t have a warehouse full
of shells and cabs to replace the broken ones.
OPERATION – DC (SILENT)
If your F59PH locomotive is not equipped with a sound decoder, it should function
like most other HO scale locomotives. Put it on the track. Give it some juice. Watch
it go. In DC, the number boards are always on and the headlights and ditch lights
(when equipped) are directional. All other lights – including class lights and optional
strobes, Gyralite or emergency beacon – are wired, but they will not work in DC.
If you are new to the hobby (or just like to occasionally “play trains”) and you have
a DC-powered train set, please contact us before operating your F59PH as it may
not be safe (for your engine and/or your wallet) for you to use your controller.
Some train set throttles put out a very high maximum voltage that is not suitable for
scale model trains. The maximum recommended voltage is 15 volts DC. Similarly,
controllers designed for large scale trains put out a much higher voltage than your
F59PH can handle. Please see the highlighted warning not too much further in this
manual.
If you use a train set throttle or a throttle designed for large scale trains, your
locomotive’s circuitry may end up looking like a TV dinner forgotten in the microwave
after you accidentally punched in an extra digit into the timer. In such situations, we’ll
try our best to fix it for you, but it may be beyond salvaging. Please note we may
have to charge you for the replacement parts and/or the labor involved in restoring
it to its former self. That’s because you didn’t read this bit of the manual. For those of
you who are reading this, hi! How’s it going? You in the mood for pizza?
