Disney 72-4131-250 manual

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    Dumbo Pylon Owner’ s Manual 72-4131-250 8/03 © Disney[...]

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    C ongratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Dumbo Pylon! Watch as Dumbo circles the tower . Mrs. Jumbo and T imothy Q. Mouse peer out of the illuminated windows at the base of the pylon. Congratulations • Pylon • Dumbo figure • Support arm • Switch •T wo green wires • Owner’ s Manual • Service Center list Dumbo Pylon Inventory W[...]

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    W iring your accessory is the first step in preparing for flight. The Dumbo Pylon will operate best at 12-18 volts (AC), and it can be powered through track power with a Lionel Lockon (available separately , 6-62900), or a FasT rack Accessory Power Wire (available separately , 6-12053), OR through an accessory power supply . We recommend that you c[...]

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    4 POWER SUPPL Y UA A U A U Mounting holes Mounting holes Figure 1. Wiring for conventional operation Wiring your Dumbo Pylon with a conventional pow er supply (continued) FasT rack Accessory Power Wire[...]

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    C hoose a flat, level area on your layout for the accessory . Secure this accessory to your layout with four screws (not included) using the holes near the corners of the base. Be sure to wire your accessory before you secure it to your layout—the wire terminals are on the underside of the base. Keep in mind that Dumbo flies in a circle with diam[...]

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    6 C omplete the assembly of your Dumbo Pylon by attaching the Dumbo figure and support rods to the structure. Figure 2 illustrates the following procedure. 1. Note that the supporting rod has different shaped ends. Insert the flattened end of the support rods into the tube protruding from the top of the pylon. Refer to the diagram for further assis[...]

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    7 ACC2 A CC2 ACC1 A CC1 Common/Ground/U Power/A POWER SUPPL Y Pylon Figure 3. Wiring for Command operation with an SC-2 Operating y our Dumbo Pylon with T rainMaster Command Control Y ou may choose to wire your accessory with an SC-2 Switch and Accessory Controller (available separately , 6-22980) or the Accessory Switch Controller (available separ[...]

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    Operating y our Dumbo Pylon with T rainMaster Command Control (continued) Accessory Switch Controller wiring and operation Three wires (not included) are needed to connect your Pylon to the Accessory Switch Controller (ASC) and a separate accessory transformer . Refer to Figure 4. 1. Attach one wire to the transformer Power/A terminal and connect i[...]

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    Y our Pylon is illuminated by one 18-volt lamp. During the course of normal operations, this lamp may require replacement. Follow these steps to replace the lamp with Lionel part no. 612-3011-311. 1. Lift the support arm out of the tubes at the top of the pylon. Also, remove any screws securing the base to your layout. 2. Remove the four base screw[...]

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    10 Replacing the lamp on your Dumbo Pylon (continued) Base screws (recessed) Roof screws (recessed) Mounting holes Mounting holes Base of the Pylon Figure 5. Screw locations[...]

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    11 Interior of the building with the roof remov ed Figure 6. Lamp location Replacing the lamp on your Dumbo Pylon (continued)[...]

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    Limited Warr anty/Lionel Service T his Lionel product, including all mechanical and electrical components, moving parts, motors and structural components, except for light bulbs, is warranted to the original consumer -purchaser , for one year against original defects in materials or workmanship when purchased through an authorized Lionel merchant. [...]