LGB 10345 Manual De Instrucciones página 14

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" circuits at the end of each station. Using two ad-
ditional insulated track sections (10153, not included),
install the diodes (see page 11, 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 reversing time has
elapsed. However, the diodes installed in the insulated
track sections usually cause the train to brake abrupt-
ly. This can be prevented by carefully adjusting the
station stop time to make the braking start before the
train reaches the insulated track sections. Adjusting
this requires a skilled hand and some patience.
Hints:
• Instead of reducing the travel time, you can decre-
ase the speed slightly at the throttle/power pack
(and vice versa). This allows a finer adjustment and
is effective immediately.
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• With this setting, the duration of the stop is short
and not adjustable.
3. Adjusting train speed on grades
If you use your 10345 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":
• Install an additional insulated track section (for ex-
ample, 10153) between the original insulated track
sections.
• 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.
• 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 provi-
de braking in steps.