Summary of FP9A
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Page 2: Contact Us!
2 fp9a locomotive product guidelines thank you for purchasing this rapido trains inc. Fp9a locomotive! For almost six de- cades, canadian national and canadian pacific fans have been unable to obtain ac- curate models of the fp9a, probably canada’s best-known passenger locomotive. Our model is an at...
Page 3: Table of Contents
3 table of contents nomenclature ...................................................................................................4 minimum radius requirements ............................................................................4 changing the couplers .........................................
Page 4: Nomenclature
4 nomenclature so what is this engine called, anyway? The general motors f9/fp9 manual refers to the locomotive as both an fp9 and an fp9a… on the same page! Logically, as there was no fp9b, there was no need to call this an fp9a. But logic rarely enters into railway nomenclature. Cn referred to its...
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5 to ensure that everything is where it should be. We try to catch all potential issues at the factory, but with literally thousands of locomotives in each production run it is possible that the odd problem may slip past our quality control inspectors. They do karaoke at night and can get tired duri...
Page 6: Optional Details
6 the unit, both coupler trip pins and sump tank underneath the fuel tank. A small drop of ca-type superglue will sufficiently hold any loose parts securely. Under the body who cares if you spill a bit? • make sure that the trucks swivel freely and without binding. If they catch on any- thing, check...
Page 7: Ditch Lights
7 rear of the unit, which would have looked extremely silly once you took the diaphragms off. If you are displaying your fp9a locomotives or you have 96” radius curves, you can attach the diaphragms with white glue or ca. Also please note that we have tooled up several different nose variations of t...
Page 8: Roof Lights
8 by the way, you do not need to remove the shell to install the ditch lights. The outer holes on the ditch light drilling template are for installation of cp ditch lights. Rest the drilling template on the front buffer, and make sure it is straight. Using a small diameter drill bit (such as a #78) ...
Page 9: Operation – Dc (Silent)
9 multi-purpose box that the loco came in. Remove both coupler boxes and slide them out from your locomotive. Then remove the four shell retention screws – they are located on either side of the locomotive immedi- ately aft of the plow-pilot and on either side of the twin air tanks just behind the f...
Page 10: Locomotive Address
10 operation – dcc/dc with sound we have made every effort to provide a sound decoder that is as accurate in sounds as our model is accurate in looks. The decoders fitted to our fp9a models have been produced exclusively for rapido by soundtraxx using their tsunami technology and in- corporating our...
Page 11: Function Keys
11 function keys your rapido fp9a includes several standard functions and a few functions unique to our model. Here is a list of all the function assignments: f0: headlight (on/off) f1: bell (on/off) f2: air horn f3: straight to 8 – see information below. F4: dynamic brakes (cn didn’t have them so c...
Page 12: Sound Volume Settings
12 f9 – number boards: these should generally be left on, unless the locomotive is shut down in the yard. We’ve kept the number board function separate from the headlight because a) you don’t want a lit headlight on a trailing unit, and b) often the headlight is turned off during station stops. In b...
Page 13: Optional Horns
13 cv 128 – master volume (factory setting 192, available settings 0-255) cv 129 – horn volume (factory setting 175, available settings 0-255) cv 130 – bell volume (factory setting 35, available settings 0-255) cv 131 – prime mover volume (factory setting 180, available settings 0-255) cv 132 – air ...
Page 14: Factory Reset
14 “the canadian” consisting operation if your fp9a locomotives were included in rapido’s “canadian” passenger train set then they incorporate special cv settings to simplify the lighting operation while operating together in a back-to-back consist. You will first need to create a consist. Please se...
Page 15: Acknowledgements
15 repair your locomotive using new components or replace it outright should a repair not be possible. However, we can only replace your locomotive while we have additional ones in stock. We normally keep spares for up to six months after a model is released. If you purchased this locomotive or firs...
Page 16: Fp9A Decoder Wiring Diagram
16 ditch light drilling template fp9a decoder wiring diagram.