Summary of british rail APT-E
Page 2: Apt-E Product Guidelines
2 apt-e product guidelines important: please read the “read this bit first” bit below before you take the model out of the box. If it’s too late and you already took it out of the box, then we’re so, so sorry. Thank you for purchasing this exclusive apt-e model produced by rapido trains inc. For loc...
Page 3: Table of Contents
3 if you want to be really clever you can build a cassette so you can roll your train on and off the layout without uncoupling it or trying to pick it up. Your cassette should be four feet long to fit the entire apt-e. (canada went metric back in the 1970s but canadians ignore that when convenient. ...
Page 4: Apt-E Order
4 apt-e dcc function quick reference f0 headlight (on/off) f1 gas turbine unit (turn on the sound) f2 two-tone horn f3 low-pitched horn f4 high-pitched horn f5 hydro-kinetic (hk) braking f6 door slams f7 dale diesel f8 random air purge f9 cab interior light f10 additional gas turbine start f11 addit...
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5 checking your apt-e: • remove both power cars and both trailer cars from the packaging. Check for any loose bits, especially the hk brake hoses on the bogies. Some of these may have come loose in transit. If little brake pipe-shaped thingies are floating around the packaging, then they have come l...
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6 • assembling your apt-e is truly a knack. Once you’ve got the knack, you can do it in sec- onds. But the first couple of times are very, very tricky. Doubtless people are going to com- plain on rmweb about how inconvenient it is to assemble this train. It took us two years to develop this method, ...
Page 7: Running In
7 • if you are having a panic attack, please visit our youtube channel. We plan to upload a video showing how to assemble and disassemble your train. If it’s not there, please let us know. Www.Youtube.Com/rapidotrains • if the apt-e power cars try to move in opposite directions, it means one or more...
Page 8: Opening Up Your Apt-E
8 if the loose item is a nose or hk brake pipe, then it can easily be glued on with a dab of pva. We always recommend pva as it will not ruin your model should you make a mistake. It is also reversible by dabbing with warm water. If a power bogie cover has come loose, that can just be snapped into p...
Page 9: Operation – Dc (Sound)
9 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 apt-e can handle. If you use a train set throttle...
Page 10: Operation – Dcc (Sound)
10 in dc, you cannot turn on any of the user-controlled sounds in your model. If you like operating models with advanced sound and lighting features, you might want to think about upgrading to dcc. In our north american product manuals it is at this point that we usually make some condescend- ing co...
Page 11: Dcc Functions
11 if you change your mind and want to turn the turbine startup delay back on, give cv 124 a value of 21. If you completely mess up and the train starts to do weird stuff, see factory reset below. Dcc functions f0 directional head and tail lights f1 gas turbine unit f2 two-tone horn (low-high) f3 pl...
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12 there were 10 gas turbines in total. Originally, four in each driving car were used for traction power and a fifth for auxiliary power (making ten in total in the train). The fifth turbine in each driv- ing car was converted to provide additional traction power and the aforementioned dale diesel ...
Page 13: Sound Volume Settings
13 sound volume settings the sound volumes on your decoder have been pre-set at the factory to levels suitable for exhibi- tion use. You will probably find the train way too loud for use at home or in your shed, unless your home or shed is next to an active quarry or atomic test site. Fortunately al...
Page 14: Factory Reset
14 factory reset on your apt-e, you perform a factory reset by entering a value of “8” into cv 8. Note that this will cause all of your new address, volume and motor settings to be lost, so you will need to reprogram any settings that you want to keep. You did keep notes like we suggested earlier, d...
Page 15: Acknowledgements
15 not have email, you can ring charlie on 0113 256 3415. If you live outside of europe, we will fix your model in our canadian office. If the problem with your model was a factory defect rather than shipping damage or user error we will offer you a complimentary “i’d rather be on british rail” t-sh...
Page 16: Rapido Makes Other
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