Roco 73078 SNCF Model Train 231E 40 Type Steam locomotive HO Gauge Motor Vehicle Instruction Manual
- June 4, 2024
- Roco
Table of Contents
Roco 73078 SNCF Model Train 231E 40 Type Steam locomotive HO Gauge Motor
Vehicle
Starting locomotive operation
Unwrap model: Take the loco carefully out of the packing with the help of the foil (fig. 1).
Very important!
Before taking into service your model these bearings of the coupling rods must
be oiled as otherwise there would be the risk of bad run-ning qualities of
dramage on he locomotive (see fig. 6).
Operating instructions
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Before use is advisab-le to let the loco go around about 30 minutes for-wards an 30 minutes backwards without load, to obtain an optomal circuit and best tractive power. The smallest radius this model should run is R3 (419,6 mm) or rather R2 (358 mm) of the ROCO track system (model without tubes protection pis-tons would run only if driven very carefully on R2) (fig. ).Your locomotive will run smoothly on clean tracks only. For this purpose we recommend using item no. 46400, ROCO track cleaning van, or item no. 10002, ROCO track cleaning rubber, for removing heavy dirt.
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Fittings: Operation is possible with different couplings (fig. 2). We recommend using the ROCO close coupling.
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In the enclosed accessory bag you will find small kits to be fitted on your locomotive. Please mount them cautiously. Attention! Use glue only if indicated (fig. 2).
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Running in digital mode:
First remove Tender body (fig. 3). Then remove the jumper from the interface. Finally put the plug of the chip into the interface as shown in fig. 3. -
A.C. operation: see ****fig.10
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Maintenance of the model
To enjoy your model for a long time, it is neces-ary to service it regulary (i.e. after it has been in operation for approximately 30 hours). Uncouple locomotive and tender first (fig. 5 ).
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Cleaning of wheel contacts: Wheel cont-acts easily get dirty on tracks which are not enti-rely clean. Use a small brush to remove dirt from spots marked in fig. 7.
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Lubrication: Apply tiny oil drops to spots marked in fig. 6. Prior to lubrication dismantle the loco body or the tender body (fig. 7, fig. 3). We re-commend using item no. 10906, Roco oiler. For lubrication the gearparts (e.g. cogwheels, worm) we would recommended our Roco special grea-se (item no. 10905).
Attention: Please do not oil these parts when using our grease. -
Steam generator application (fig. 4): First remove the loco body (fig. 7) and then push in the Seuthe steam generator no. 10 (running in digital mode: use no.11).
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Change of traction tyre: Remove the trac-tion tyre using a pin or a fine screwdriver (fig. 9). When pressing on the new traction tyre please avoid twisting it.
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Carbon Brush Changing: First remove ten-der body (fig. 3), and then the motor (fig. 8).
Assembly: During assembly please take care of correct position of contacts (fig. 8).
More information about the sound decoder can be found here
Don‘t throw your box in the dustbin. If your model is not in use this box will keep it safe. If kits are mounted on a wagon it will be slightly tight when placing it in the original box. This guarantees safe transport. It is therefore recom-manded to cut out certain parts of the original box. To keep the model like the original, smaller parts (e.g. buffers) had been manufactured separately from the body and are not tightly fixed on it. Therefore they probably can get lost. In this case you certainly may reorder them but a complaint would not be acceptable.
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