User manual DALLEE ELECTRONICS DIESEL LOCOMATIC SOUND TYPE 3

[. . . ] LocoMaticTM type3 DIESEL Sound & Control for AC or DC track power by instructions, rev1. 2 CAUTION: this device can be damaged by static discharge. please exercise care during installation to avoid this possibility. discharge yourself to an electrical ground (outlet cover screw) before removing this device from its anti-static bag. please read instruction sheet completely before attempting to install and operate this product. Refer to pages 6 and 7 to familiarize yourself with the connectors and controls on the sound / control board. [. . . ] The couplers can be activated either in neutral or in a motion direction as you prefer. With the LocoMaticTM controller in place it is no longer necessary to follow the forward - neutral - reverse - neutral - forward sequence. If you are in NEUTRAL and wish to go forward, depress and release the FORWARD button. The locomotive will accellerate in the forward direction to the speed set by track voltage. You can actually set the speed control at a fixed voltage and operate the locomotive with just the FORWARD, REVERSE and SLOW buttons. The sound / control system has incorporated a momentum feature that will gradually increase speed to the the set voltage rather than just jump to that speed. The FORWARD button will result in a gradual increase in speed up to the preset voltage in the forward direction. The SLOW or ALT / SLOW button will return the locomotive to neutral. The REVERSE button will result in a gradual increase in speed up to the preset voltage in the reverse direction. The momentum feature will also work with the direction control on your transformer if you prefer to employ usual sequencing. 4 If there seems to be a lack of response to the buttons on the LocoMaticTM controller it is generally due to either poor electrical contact between the pick up rollers and wheels and the track because of dirt, or the lack of a choke (see "supplemental note" below) in series with something that is getting its power from the track. In summary, a locomotive with this unique sound / control system installed and with the LocoMaticTM controller will function in the same manner as other locomotives, has the added benefit of very smooth slow speed operation with momentum acceleration and has sequence overide so that you can select the direction of motion as you desire. LocoMaticTM COMMAND CONTROL In addition to all of the previously described features this sound / control system will operate independently with a fixed 10 to 18 volts AC, or up to 25 volts DC, passing through the LocoMaticTM controller to the track. To enter the LocoMaticTM COMMAND MODE all power to the locomotive must be "off" and all stored energy exhausted. Once you are sure that all power is gone, set Switch 1 to select neutral start and set Switch 2 to lock. With the locomotive locked to start in neutral, full LocoMaticTM COMMAND MODE is entered as soon as track power is applied. Turn the speed control on your transformer to output approximately 10 to18 volts and you are ready to operate in LocoMaticTM COMMAND MODE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE TRANSFORMER VOLTAGE IN THIS OPERATING MODE EXCEED 20 VOLTS AC, 26 VOLTS DC. With the fixed voltage on track in this operating mode all lights when turned "on" including lighting in passenger cars or other equipment will be at full illumination. The horn, bell, lighting and coupler controls function as before except that the locomotive will no longer respond to the whistle and bell controls on your transformer. Lowering the voltage on your transformer will only effect a reduction in the top speed possible. The FORWARD, REVERSE and SLOW buttons are now speed and direction controls. Press and release either FORWARD or REVERSE and your locomotive will begin in that direction. [. . . ] CHOKE (Coil) Input Output To install the choke in 3-rail passenger cars with multiple pickups: 1 . . . . . . remove the existing center roller pickup wires. connect these wires together to form a common wire. place a new wire from one truck roller to the second truck roller. [. . . ]