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Accucraft D&RGW C-19 2-8-0 User manual

Instruction Manual
D&RGW C-19 2-8-0
Live Steam
C-19 2-8-0 Live Steam - Butane Fired
Prototype Information
Thank you for choosing ACCUCRAFT TRAINS for your large scale modeling.
Your selection is an accurate scale model of the Denver & Rio Grande C-19
2-8-0 locomotive, handcrafted in brass and is a precision piece of equipment.
As with all fine equipment, your locomotive must be properly maintained and
cared for.
The “C-19” is one of the most famous narrow gauge locomotives of the Far
West. For decades, the highly successfully 2-8-0 Consolidation Class was the
“Standard motive power” of the narrow gauge railroad.
Every version of the “C-19” is built to exact standards from meticulously
researched plans and prototype measurements. All models are entirely
constructed with brass and stainless steel. Each “C-19” is meticulously detailed
and lettered to a museum-quality finish.
Total production is very limited and each has been labeled with a serial number
on the bottom of the locomotive.
Operating a live-steam locomotive is much different from running an electrically
powered engine. It is a more hands-on, interactive experience. The locomotive
must be periodically fueled, oiled, and watered. As supplied, the C-19 is
manually controlled, which means that you must actually drive the locomotive
using the controls in the cab, just as you would a full-size engine.
The performance of the engine is also unlike electric locomotives. The C-19
should pull up to a dozen standard-size freight cars on good, level track. Grades
and sharp curves will diminish its capability. A good engineer will learn the
engine’s characteristics and idiosyncrasies over time, to get the best perfor-
mance and longest duration from it.
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Safety
For your safety, there are certain rules
that should be observed, as follows:
1. The safety valve is under the steam
dome (the dome nearest the cab). It
has been set at the factory to release
at 60 pounds per square inch of pres-
sure. Never tamper with the safety
valve.
2. The firing system has been de-
signed to use butane gas only. Never
use any other gas (including propane
orbutane/propanemix),asthestorage
pressures can reach unsafe levels.
3. Always refuel the engine away from
other working live-steam locomotives.
The fuel filling system allows a small
amount of the gas to bleed off as the
fuel tank is being filled. A passing en-
ginecanignitethisbleed-offgas,caus-
ing a potentially hazardous situation.
4. When lighting up, light your match
first, then turn on the gas.
5. A steam engine gets hot.
Be careful.
The following parts are packaged sep-
arately
- M3 hex head screws
- 3 mm hex head screw driver
- 5 ml syringe – steam oil
- 50 ml syringe - water
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Preparing the engine
A steam-locomotive engineer goes
through a lighting-up ritual every time
the engine is to be run. It is good to
follow the same routine each time so
that nothing is overlooked.
1. Oil all external moving parts, includ-
ing wheel bearings, of the engine and
tender with a high grade, lightweight
machine oil like 3-in-1.
2. Place the engine and tender on the
track and couple them together. The
drawbar between the units has two
holes. For tighter curves, use the outer
hole. For wide-radius curves, the en-
gine and tender can be coupled more
closely together, using the inner hole.
Insert the gas jet (at the end of the
hose coming from the tender) into the
back of the burner. Make sure it seats
snugly.
3. The displacement lubricator is in the
cab. This lubricator ensures the cylin-
dersandvalvesareproperlylubricated
inside.As the steam passes through it,
a small amount will condense into wa-
ter. This water will sink to the bottom of
the lubricator, forcing a similar quantity
of oil into the steam line and thus to
the cylinders. Remove the lubricator’s
cap and draw out any water from the
previous run with a syringe. Fill the lu-
bricator to the top with proper steam
cylinder oil.
4. Unscrew the filler plug and fill the
boiler to the top with water then pull
out 40 ml with large syringe. Use only
distilled water in your engine’s boiler.
Tap water contains minerals that will
leach out and ultimately affect the per-
formance of the engine.
5. Finally, add fuel. Your C-19 burns
butane gas. The gas tank is located
in the tender beneath the dummy
coal load. Remove the coal load with
the ring provided. Butane gas can be
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purchased at the grocery store or at
a tobacconist’s as cigarette-lighter re-
fills. These come with a nipple suitable
for the filler valve on the C-19’s gas
tank. (Butane can also be purchased
in larger containers at camping-supply
stores, but these cans will require a
special adapter for filling the engine’s
tank.) Simply press the nozzle of the
butane canister hard onto the filler
valve atop the tank, making sure that
the control valve is closed. You will
hear the gas transferring and will see
a little gas bleeding out of the valve.
When the tank is full, the gas will begin
to splutter and much more gas will es-
cape the valve. When the gas tank is
full you are ready to fire up the engine.
Add 1” to 2” of water to the tender
truck. This will keep the truck warm
and the gas pressure up!
Firing up
Make sure the throttle is closed. The
engine’s burner resides at the back
of the flue inside the boiler. Open the
hinged smokebox door at the front of
the engine and you’ll be able to see
the flue. To light up, strike a match
and hold it at the open smokebox door
while simultaneously opening the gas
valve in the tender very slowly until the
gas ignites. You should hear the gas
coming into the burner. Opening the
valve too wide or too fast may blow
out the flame or cause the fire to burn
in the smokebox.
The fire should flash back into the
back of the flue with a quiet “pop”. If
it wants to burn in the smokebox or
in the forward part of the flue, slowly
close the gas valve until it flashes
back to the burner. Don’t let the fire
burn in the smokebox - your engine
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will not run as it should and may be
damaged. The fire should burn un-
der the burner in a crescent-shaped
flame, which should be clearly visible
through the smokebox door. The flame
should be bright blue and should burn
steadily. If it sputters or looks yellow
or green, adjust the gas valve accord-
ingly. The object is to run the burner at
the lowest setting possible to operate
the engine, thereby increasing the ef-
ficiency of the engine and the duration
of the run. You’ll get the hang of this
with practice.
After another four or five minutes,
pressure on the pressure gauge
should read about 20psi (pounds per
square inch) or so. The safety valve is
set at 60psi. When the pressure on the
gauge reaches 40psi, the engine can
be run.
Running
Open the cab roof for access to the
controls. Move the reversing lever at
the right side of the cab to the forward
position. With the engine on the track,
and without a train, open the throttle.
Because the cylinders are cold, the
hot steam entering them will condense
into water and be exhausted through
the stack. The engine may need to be
pushed a little to overcome the steam
condensing into water in the cold cyl-
inders. After a few moments, it should
take off on its own, moving away
smoothly.
Once the engine is running smoothly,
a train can be coupled on and the run
can proceed. Since all of the locomo-
tive’s functions are controlled from the
cab, it can be driven like a full-size en-
gine, meaning that you’ll have to stay
with the engine through the run if you
want to change its speed or direction.
If you have a suitable track, the en-
gine can be left to run on its own at a
steady speed. Keep your eye on the
water glass. When the water level ap-
proaches the bottom of the glass, shut
the engine down and repeat the firing
up process.
Shutting down
To shut the engine down, simply close
the gas valve and allow the engine to
run off any residual steam. At the end
of the run, open the blowdown valve
and leave it open. This will relieve the
boiler of what little pressure remains
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and prevent a vacuum from forming
inside the boiler that could draw lubri-
cating oil into the boiler if the throttle
valve is not fully closed.
After a day’s operation in the garden
you’ll probably find that your engine
has a coating of oil all over it. This is
steam-cylinder oil that has been ex-
hausted from the stack. A simple wipe
down with a dry cloth is all that’s nec-
essary to restore the engine to pristine
condition. This is best done while the
engine is still hot. Wipe any grit and
excess oil from the wheels and run-
ning gear.
The boiler can be drained of water, or
not, as you will. Leaving water in the
boiler will not harm it. The lubricator
can also be drained and refilled with
steam oil in preparation for the next
run.
Cold-Weather Running
The weather can dramatically affect
the performance of your locomotive.
Cold and wind can decrease efficiency
to a disappointing level. Butane gas
becomes liquid at 32°F and will not
work. As it approaches 32°, its pres-
sure (and effectiveness) diminishes.
The compartment in the tender in
which the gas tank resides can be
filled with warm water in cooler weath-
er. This will warm the gas in the tank
and keep its pressure up, which will
cause the engine to operate in a much
more lively manner, much as it does
in warm weather. If the water in the
tank cools, just replace it with warmer
water. Empty the tender at the end of
the day’s run. Note: the temperature
of the fuel-supply-can must always be
higher than that of the engine’s gas
tank. If you have warmed the engine’s
gas tank and the supply can is cooler,
gas will not transfer. Never put boiling
hot water in the tender around the fuel
tank.
Notes on Radio Control
Although the C-19 was designed as a
manually controlled locomotive, there
is no reason why radio control (R/C)
cannot be fitted, with some ingenuity.
Atwo channel radio is all that’s neces-
sary,oneforthethrottleandoneforthe
reversing lever. The gas valve should
always be controlled manually. The re-
versing lever will have to be modified
so that it does not lock in position, but
it must still have stops at either end of
its throw for proper positioning of the
reversing valve.
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Technical Specifications
Wheel
Arrangement: 2-8-0 Consolidation
Scale/Gauge: 1/20.3, 45 mm Gauge
Total Weight: 7.2 kg, 17 lbs.
Length: 34 in. (746 mm)
Width: 6 in. (118 mm)
Height: 8 in. (182 mm)
Driver Wheels Dia.: 1.9 in. (45 mm)
Minimum Radius: 48 ins. 1.2 M
Boiler: Center flue type
Boiler Capacity: 350 ml
Working Pressure: 40-60 psi
Fuel/Capacity Butane/80 ml
Lubricator: Displacement Type
in Cab
Valve Gear: Simple Stephenson
*Be sure to leave at least 3” clearance
(measured from the inner rail) to allow
for overhang.
Caution!
This model is an accurate replica of
the original locomotive. It has sharp
and moving parts. The locomotive
drive rods are stainless steel with
sharp edges. AT ANY TIME, OPERA-
TORS MUST NOT COME IN CON-
TACT WITH THE MODEL WHILE IT
IS POWERED. UNDER NO CIR-
CUMSTANCES SHALL ACCUCRAFT
TRAINSBERESPONSIBLEFORANY
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES ARISING IN REGARD TO
ANYACCUCRAFT PRODUCT.
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Accucraft Trains locomotives are fine
scale brass models with small parts.
To provide maximum protection from
shipping damage, we carefully pack
the models in metal cases. We ship
via UPS with insurance coverage to its
full value. Please contact UPS if pack-
age is damaged.
Each locomotive is packed under UPS
guideline for shipping. We don not
warrant any damage resulted from re-
packaging by any party other than Ac-
cucraft Trains.
Please read following directions be-
fore unpacking your locomotive.
1. Remove foam around the locomo-
tive. Slide the inner box cover to the
side, and open the inside cardboard
box with a cutting knife.
2. Lift the metal case from the card-
board box.
3. The locomotive is firmly taped to a
½” wood board which is then fastened
to the metal case with 4 M6 bolts.
Bolts must be removed before lifting
the locomotive with wood board from
the metal case.
4. Place taped locomotive on a flat
surface. Carefully cut the tape along
the wood board side surface. Be sure
to cut both sides of the wood board.
Slowly lift the tape from the locomo-
tive. Be very careful with small parts.
Tape cannot be re-used to re-pack the
model. Use new packing tape if nec-
essary.
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