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Transformer operations
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our Lionel locomotive’s tender is equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle coupler, a
revolutionary design first introduced by Lionel in 1945.
LionelmagneticcouplersreacttothemagneticfieldgeneratedbyaLionelRemote-Control
Tracksection(availableseparately,6-65149or6-12746forO-27gauge;6-65530forOgauge;
or6-12020and6-12054forFasTracklayouts).
Placeyourtender’scouplertriggerdiscoverthecentralcoilofaRemote-ControlTrack
sectionandpressUNCOUPLEonthecontroller.Themagneticfieldpullsthediscdownward,
and the knuckle opens.
USING YOUR LOCOMOTIVE’S MAGNETIC COUPLERS
Figure 2. Magnetic coupler operation
Remote-Control
Track Section
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