INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your purchase of our Rivet Counter AC4400 locomotive.
In this booklet you will nd information in regards to maintenance,
lubrication, body removal, storage and basic DCC instructions. For
additional information, part numbers, and exploded drawings, please see
our website: www.scaletrains.com.
If you have purchased a Sound and DCC Equipped model, then you
will have access to all the features of this outstanding locomotive. For
those that have purchased the DCC and Sound Ready version, the DCC
information contianed in this manual will not be applicable to your
model. All of our models are equipped with a 21 pin MTC receptacle
should you decide to install DCC at a later date. Our AC4400 should
accept any 21 pin DCC decoder.
One new and exciting feature of your new Rivet Counter AC4400 is that
it has the latest version of ESU software installed which includes the “Full
Throttle” feature. This allows even more realistic locomotive operation.
We recommend that you download the “Full Throttle” Quick Start Guide
and the full decoder manual from the ESU webiste to learn all about this
new feature and other features of ESU decoders. Visit www.LokSound.
com for more information.
Our DCC and Sound Equipped AC4400 locomotive model is tted
with the ESU LokSound™ V5 DCC decoder (ESU #58429) full-function
decoder. For more information and to download the decoder technical
manual, visit the ESU website listed above. The manual document
number is 51989.
For those purchasing a DCC and Sound Ready locomomitve and
wishing to install sound at a later time, the same decoder may be used. If
you wish to install a non-sound decoder, ScaleTrains.com
™
recommends
the ESU LokPilot
™
# 59629. When choosing a decoder for a DCC and
Sound Ready unit it is important to remember that ONLY ESU decoders
will have access to all of the advanced lighting features of our Rivet
Counter
™
locomotives and the Power Pack
™
circuit. Please contact
our sales department for assistance in selecting the proper decoder
and programming for your operation. The manual for the non-sound,
LokPilot decoder is document number 51986. Either choice will allow
you to get the most out of the sound or lighting functions designed
for your locomotive. Please see the section “Something New” for more
information on installing decoders.
Your state-of-the-art locomotive model is designed to utilize either
two sugar cube type speakers, 11mm x 15mm, in the included custom
enclosure and wired in parallel back to the main board or a 16 mm x
35 oval speaker mounted directly into the die-cast frame in place of the
enclosure for the smaller speaker pair.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Other brand 21-pin decoders may t, however, they
will not have access to certain electronic components on the main board
that control some lighting functions and the Power Pack circuit.
THE PROTOTYPE
Designed by EMD with the help of General Motors’ Automotive Styling
Center, 948 total AC4400 locomotives were built between 1961 and
1963. The 2250hp turbocharged locomotives competed directly
with General Electric’s U25 Series. They featured numerous upgrades
including a centralized air system with an inertial air intake and ltration
system that provided clean pressurized air to the locomotive. The taller
electrical cabinet, combined with the styling input from GM, created a
“humpback” that was instantly recognizable. Later in their careers, many
ET-44s were rebuilt by their owners which extended the lives of the
remaining units for decades to come.
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