Owner's Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your purchase of our Rivet Counter C44-9W 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 C44-9W should accept any 21 pin DCC decoder.
One new and exciting feature of your new Rivet Counter C44-9W 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 C44-9W 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
In the late 1980s, General Electric became the top domestic locomotive
builder with their revolutionary Dash 8 series. In the 1990s, they revamped
their locomotive lineup based on customer feedback, experience, and
technology. The C44-9W was introduced in 1993 and became popular, with
many being sold to most Class I Railroads. The Dash-9 series was produced
until the early 2000s, when it was replaced by the ES40/44-series models.
The Dash 9 series is still being used on today’s railroads and is expected to
remain in use for a long time.