Rail King GG-1 ELECTRIC ENGINE Operating Instructions Manual - Operating Instructions
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RailKing GG1 Operating Manual
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
The GG1 has been tested and greased before leaving the factory and is
ready-to-run on your layout. The outside idler gears and pickup roller rivets
should be lubricated with household oil to prevent squeaks and enhance
performance. The open chassis area under the leading trucks should be
greased to improve the swivel of the trucks (See Fig. 1)
Each locomotive is powered by two DC can motors with their voltage
regulated by a QSI® DCRU® electronic reverse unit/
The reverse unit operates on a three sequence loop: Forward, Neutral,
Reverse. The next phase in the loop is entered each time the transformer
throttle is turned off as the unit enter the next phase in the sequence. A
“clicking” sound from inside the cab will be heard each time this is done.
Because the engines always start in neutral, the transformer throttle or
directional button must be activated in order to get the engine to enter the
forward phase. The reverse unit will reset to neutral after power has been shut
down for three or more seconds allowing multiple GG1 engines to be operated
together. If the engines should become unsynchronized during operation,
simply turn the power off for three seconds to allow both reverse units to
recycle.
Th reverse units can be locked into any of the three phases by entering the
desired phase using the transformer throttle or directional button and then
switching the ON/OFF switch located at the end of the locomotive (See Fig.
1) to the OFF position. To enter the normal phase again, simply turn the
switch to the ON position. After an hour or more of nonuse, the reverse unit
will cycle into any of the three positions and the ON/OFF switch must be set
to operate correctly.
The locomotive comes equipped with an electronic horn inside the chassis.
The horn is activated by operating the whistle controller on your transformer
whenever power to the track is on. If the horn fails to operate, it may be
necessary to reverse the leads from your transformer to the track.