Lionel North Pole Pylon User manual

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North Pole Pylon
Owner’s Manual
LIONEL

Congratulations on your purchase of the North Pole Pylon. The North Pole pylon
is constructed of stamped metal and injec-
tion molded plastic and features a powerful
DC motor for years of reliable operation. The
North Pole pylon can be placed on any
Lionel O or O-27 gauge three-rail layout and
is designed to operate at 12-18 volts alternat-
ing current.
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For optimum operation, its location on your layout should be flat and level. We
have added four holes on the base to secure
your pylon to your layout. We highly recom-
mend that you use at least two screws to
secure your pylon to your layout. It is a tall
accessory and could be easily tipped over.
The next step is to take Santa’s supporting
rod and place the sleeved end into the hole
on the top of the pylon. You will notice that
the sleeved end has a “D” shaped sleeve.
Rotate the supporting rod until the sleeve
falls into the proper orientation in the hole.
Please see the diagram below for a better
understanding of this assembly.
You can now place Santa onto the other
end of the rod. There is also a “D” shaped
hole located under the reindeer closest to
Santa. Santa and his reindeer will fall into
proper orientation on the rod when the “D”
shapes are matched. Please see the diagram
below for a better understanding of this
assembly.
Now that you have completed these steps
and after you have wired your pylon
(described in the next section), you are ready
to operate your North Pole pylon. To operate
your North Pole pylon, just activate the
switch and enjoy watching Santa and his
reindeer on their yearly gift-giving voyage.
Santa’s support rod (bottom)
Santa’s support rod
(top)
Mounting hole on
top of pylon
Mounting hole, bottom
of sleigh
Operation and Installation of your North Pole Pylon

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Your North Pole pylon will operate best from 12-18 VAC. It can be powered with
track power or a separate accessory power
supply. Variable voltage control is recom-
mended, so you can adjust the speed Santa
and his reindeer are traveling to your liking.
It is possible to operate your North Pole
pylon any number of ways. Your North Pole
pylon will operate using an SC-1 or an SC-2
(command control) or using the included
switch. To connect your included switch to
your pylon, simply connect one insulated
wire (included) from one of the spring clips
located on the bottom of the base to the “U”
terminal of track power or a separate acces-
sory power supply. Please see the diagram
below. To connect the wires to the spring
clips, press down on the springy upper half
of the metal loop until the lower part pro-
jects through the slot. Insert the bare wire
end into the loop and release the upper part
of the clip. Spring tension will hold the wire
tight.
Next, connect another insulated wire from
the other spring clip to the one side of the
switch (included). Finally, connect the final
insulated wire from the other side of the
switch to the “A” terminal of track power or
a separate accessory power supply. Your
North Pole pylon is now wired for operation
in a conventional environment. To operate
your North Pole pylon in a Command
Control environment, please see the section
labeled Operating your North Pole Pylon in
Command Control.
To “U”terminal of track
power or accessory
power supply
To “A” terminal of track power
or accessory power supply
Wiring your Pylon with Airplane

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Operating your North Pole Pylon in Command Control
COM
SWITCH OUT
ACC
AUX 2
ATerminal
UTerminal
SC1
Terminals on
bottom of
airplane pylon
Your North Pole pylon can be used in a Command Control environment with the
use of an SC-1 or SC-2. For instruction on
wiring your North Pole pylon to an SC-2,
please following the wiring instruction for
the Animated Pylon with Airplane (6-22920)
found in your SC-2 Switch and Accessory
Guide. For wiring your North Pole pylon to
an SC-1, please follow the instruction below.
In order to run your pylon in a Command
Control environment with the use of an SC-1,
connect an insulated wire (included) from
one spring clip to the AUX 2 position on the
SC-1. Please see the diagram below.
Connect another insulated wire from the
other spring clip on the bottom of the base to
the “A” terminal of your accessory power
supply. Finally, run the last wire from the
“U” terminal of your accessory power supply
to the center (ground) screw on your SC-1.
You can now use the AUX 2 button on your
CAB-1 remote to turn the pylon on or off.
For more information regarding the use of
the SC-1, please refer to your SC-1 Switch
and Accessory Guide.