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INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADVANCED
USERS
1. Emergency stop circuit for Mode
2 “Prototypical”
To prevent your train from hitting the
track bumper at the end of the tracks,
you can install “emergency stop” cir-
cuits at the end of each station (Fig.
4). Using two additional insulated
track sections (10153, not included),
install the diodes (see page 13, Mode
2, paragraph 1.). The loco will stop
abruptly if it crosses the second
insulated track section.
Hint: If the loco continues beyond
the diodes, reverse the directions of
the diodes.
2. Adjusting braking in mode 1
“Basic”
In mode 1 “Basic,” the acceleration
controls also control the braking, just
as in mode 2 “Prototypical.” The
braking is activated when the revers-
ing time has elapsed. However, the
diodes installed in the insulated track
sections usually cause the train to
brake abruptly.
This can be prevented by carefully
adjusting the station stop time to
make the braking start before the
train reaches the insulated track sec-
tions. Adjusting this requires a
skilled hand and some patience.
Hints:
- Instead of reducing the travel time,
you can decrease the speed slightly
at the throttle/power pack (and vice
versa). This allows a finer adjust-
ment and is effective immediately.
- With this setting, the duration of
the stop is short and not adjustable.
3. Adjusting train speed on grades
If you use your 10340 to run a train
on a grade, the train will run faster
downhill than uphill. However, with a
simple electronic circuit, you can
reduce the voltage the train receives
when going downhill. This circuit
works in both modes, Mode 1
“Basic” and Mode 2 “Prototypical”:
1. Install an additional insulated track
section (for example, 10153)
between the original insulated
track sections (Fig. 5).
2. Wire a number of diodes (1N5400,
not included) in series in the
downhill direction. For each diode
wired in series, the track voltage
will drop by 0.7-1 volt.
3. Wire a single diode in the uphill
direction, parallel to the series of
diodes.
The train will run at normal speed
uphill, but slow on the return trip
downhill.
Hint: In Mode 1 “Basic,” you can use
a directional “slow section” before
the train reaches the station to pro-
vide braking in steps.
AUTHORIZED SERVICE
Improper service will void your war-
ranty. For quality service, contact
your authorized retailer or one of the
following LGB factory service sta-
tions:
Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk
Reparatur-Abteilung
Saganer Strasse 1-5
D-90475 Nürnberg
GERMANY
Telephone: (0911) 83707 0
Fax: (0911) 83707 70
LGB of America
Repair Department
6444 Nancy Ridge Drive
San Diego, CA 92121
USA
Telephone: (858) 535-9387
Fax: (858) 535-1091
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