Lionel Floodlight Tower User manual

Floodlight Tower
Owner's Manual
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Floodlight Tower
Owner’s Manual
Featuring

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Thank you for your purchase of the Lionel Floodlight Tower. The floodlight tower is constructed of injection molded plastic and features eight bright LED's for excellent illumination to your layout.
Your floodlight tower will also allow you to tilt the lights to the direction of your liking. The floodlight
tower can be placed on any Lionel three-rail layout and is designed to operate using the Plug-Expand-
Play®system.
Wiring your Floodlight Tower
Wiring your accessory to a Plug-Expand-Play lockon 3
Connecting your accessory to FasTrack and tubular track 4
Connecting your accessory to a transformer 5
Maintaining and Servicing your Floodlight Tower
Floodlight Tower Features 6
Replacing the LEDs 7
Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 8
Table of Contents
The following Lionel marks are used throughout this Owner’s Manual and are protected under law.
All rights reserved.
Lionel®, FasTrack®, Plug-Expand-Play®, Lockon®
Thank You!

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Wiring your Floodlight Tower
Wiring your accessory to a Plug-Expand-Play lock-on
Figure 1. Plug-Expand-Play wiring
Lock-on Power Block
Lock-on
3-pin male
connector
3-pin male
connector
3-pin male
connector
Plug-Expand-Play
Accessory
OR
Your Plug-Expand-Play accessory connects to either a Plug-Expand-Play lock-on (6-81313) or a Plug-Expand-Play power block lock-on (6-81314) with the 3-pin male
connector that is attached to its base. Simply plug this connector into the lock-on and apply
track power. To turn the accessory OFF, unplug the 3-pin connector from the lock-on or turn
off the track power. See figure 1 for wiring.
Auxiliary Power Supply
(optional)

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Wiring your Floodlight Tower
OR
Plug-Expand-Play
Accessory
Connecting your accessory to FasTrack and tubular track
Note The white wire is not used when connecting your accessory to FasTrack or tubular track.
3-pin male
connector
3-pin male
connector
3-pin female
connector 3-pin female
connector
FasTrack
Tubular Track
Underside of FasTrack
Red wire
Black
wire
8" 3-pin female pigtail
(6-82038)
Figure 2. Connecting your accessory to FasTrack and tubular track.
You are able to connect your accessory to FasTrack using an 8" 3-pin female pigtail (available separately, 6-82038). Plug in the 3-pin male connector from the accessory into
the 3-pin female pigtail. Then attach the red wire to the inside rail and the black wire to the
outside rail.
Universal lock-on
Red wire
Black wire
Additionally, you can connect your accessory to tubular track using an 8" 3-pin female
pigtail (available separately, 6-82038). Plug in the 3-pin male connector of the accessory into
the 3-pin female pigtail. Then attach the red wire to the inside rail position of the universal
lock-on (6-24213) and the black wire to the outside rail position.

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Wiring your Floodlight Tower
120/60z
TRACK ACCESSORY
U
0~18VAC
AB
U
0~18VAC
U
0~18VAC
AB
U
0~18VAC
3-pin male
connector
3-pin female
connector
Transformer
Red wire
Black wire
Figure 3. Connecting your accessory to a transformer.
8" 3-pin female pigtail
(6-82038)
Connecting your accessory to a transformer
To power your accessory using a CW-80 Transformer (6-14198)or any other power supply, you will need an 8" 3-pin female pigtail (available separately, 6-82038) to connect to the
transformer terminals. Make sure that all connections are secure. Loose connections can
produce extremely high temperatures. For this reason, do not touch the terminals or track
connections during use. Also, do not locate scenery materials such as lichen or ground foam
near the terminals.
1. Plug in the 3-pin male connector on the accessory to the 3-pin female slot
on the pigtail.
2. Loosen the red ACCESSORY thumbscrew terminal, then place the red wire
on the metal terminal bar. Still holding the wire end, tighten the red
thumbscrew until secure. Be sure that the wire is touching the metal post.
3. Loosen the black ACCESSORY thumbscrew terminal, then place the black
wire on the metal terminal bar. Still holding the wire end, tighten the
black thumbscrew until secure. Be sure that the wire is touching the metal post.
4. Plug the CW-80 Transformer into your wall outlet (120 volts).
5. Refer to your CW-80 transformer manual for instructions on how to set
the voltage for your accessory output. It is recommended to set it at 14
volts.
Plug-Expand-Play
Accessory
Note!
Note!
Do not exceed 18 volts or you will risk damage
to your accessory.
The white wire is not used when
connecting your accessory to a
transformer.