Operating instructions

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Tinplate Traditions 3243R Electric Engine
Mechanical Reversing Unit
The locomotive is stopped, started, and reversed by means of the reversing
“E-Unit” located inside the locomotive. The E-Unit is a four-position
sequence relay that cycles whenever current to the locomotive is interrupted.
The engine may come up in forward, neutral or reverse.
Firmly press and release the Direction button on the transformer or quickly
drop and restore the throttle to allow the engine to change direction. Just as
you must stop your automobile between forward and reverse, this engine will
not go directly from forward to reverse; it goes into neutral between directions.
If the train has been moving forward, the first press of the Direction button
will put the train from forward into neutral, the second press into reverse, the
third press back into neutral, and the fourth back into forward.
If you want to operate the train in one direction only, which is necessary if you
have automatic stations or insulated blocks in your layout, you must “lock out”
the E-Unit.
1. Make sure the locomotive is moving in the desired direction, then turn off
the track power.
2. Move the E-Unit lever to the “OFF” position.
If the E-Unit is locked out while it is in the Neutral position, the locomotive
will not run at all. Because the E-Unit worked partially by gravity, it may not
operate properly if the locomotive is held on its side or upside down.
E-Unit “On Position”
E-Unit “Off Position”
Figure 1. Positioning the E-Unit Switch to Lock or Un-Lock the Direction