Lionel Operating Horse Car and Corral User manual

73-6855-250
6/08
Lionel
Operating Horse Car
and Corral
Owner’s Manual

Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Operating Horse Car and Corral! This animated car features horse figures that travel through the car and into the corral.
The OTC Contactor (included) was designed for use with traditional O and O-27
gauge track only. For FasTrack layouts, use O Gauge Transition sections (available
separately, 6-12040) to join the track with a traditional O gauge track section.
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Table of contents
Setting up the Corral and OTC Contactor 4-7
Wiring your Corral and OTC Contactor 8
Operating the Horse Car and Corral 9
Adjusting the Horse Car doors 10
Notes 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12
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Figure 1. Installing the corral feet
Setting up the Corral and OTC Contactor
Follow these steps to set up the corral and OTC Contactor.
For FasTrack layouts, use O Gauge Transition sections (available separately, 6-
12040) to join your track to a traditional O gauge track section for use with the OTC
Contactor.
1. Be sure to install the rubber feet on the bottom of the corral. The shorter end of the feet
should be exposed for O-27 gauge layouts; the taller ends should be exposed for O gauge
layouts. As illustrated in Figure 1, use a nail or a screwdriver inserted into the holes to help
you position the feet.
For O gauge track
For O-27 gauge track
Note!

Setting up the Corral and OTC Contactor (continued)
2. Position the corral on any straight length of track with a minimum of two O or O-27 gauge
straight track sections. Slide the rails into the slots at the ends of the locating arms. See
Figure 2. The locating arms should lie flat on your layout.
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Figure 2. Positioning the track in the locating arms
Locating Arms

3. If you have O gauge track, take a moment to install the wire adapters on your OTC
Contactor. These adapters will raise the control blades to the proper height. As illustrated
in Figure 3, simply insert the short end of the adapter into the control blade until the long
end lies flatly on top of the blade.
This step is not necessary if you have O-27 gauge track.
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Figure 3. Attaching the wire adapter
Note!
OTC Contactor
0 gauge
Adapter
Setting up the Corral and OTC Contactor (continued)

4. Slide the OTC Contactor under the track, then snap it in place. As illustrated in
Figure 4, the contactor should touch the locating arm.
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Figure 4. Installing the OTC Contactor
OTC Contactor
Setting up the Corral and OTC Contactor (continued)

Wiring your corral and OTC Contactor
Your Horse Car and Corral will operate best at 11-14 volts (AC). You will need to adjust the voltage to obtain the optimum operation. Connect the corral and contactor to the
transformer terminals that supply power to the track. Refer to Figure 5 as you make these
connections.
The wires are attached to spring clip terminals on the corral and the contactor. To make
these connections, simply press down the spring clip and insert the bare end of the wire into
the exposed loop. Release the clip, and gently tug on the wire to be sure that you have a good
connection.
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POWER
SUPPLY
Figure 5. Power connections
Gate
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Contactor
Switch

Operating the Horse Car and Corral
Follow these steps as you load and unload the Horse Car.
1. Position the car in front of the corral so that the car doors line up with the corral ramps.
2. Line up the horse figures in the corral passage so that they are facing in the direction of
the arrows. The gate heading to the drinking corral in the center of the corral should be
closed. See Figure 5 on page 8.
3. Open or close the center door on the side opposite of the corral doors to determine whether
the horses will travel all the way through the car.
• If the center door on the side opposite of the corral doors is closed, the livestock will
travel through the car, entering one door and exiting the other.
• If the center door on the side opposite of the corral doors is open, the livestock will
remain inside the car.
4. Press the activation button connected in the previous section to start the action. The corral
doors will drop down, allowing the horse figures to enter or exit the car. Regulate the speed
of the horses by adjusting the voltage or by turning the adjustment screw centered on the
bottom of the corral. See Figure 6.
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Figure 6. Adjustment screw location
Adjustment
screw

Adjusting the Horse Car doors
The two small doors on the side of your Horse Car fold down to allow the figures to shuffle over them. Due to the movement that may occur in transit or the variations in your track, you
may find that you need to re-adjust these doors so that they rest properly on top of the corral ramp
protrusions.
Determine if any adjustment is needed
1. Set up and wire the corral and the OTC Contactor.
2. Position the Horse Car on the track in front of the corral. Line up the small doors with the corral
ramps.
3. Press the activation button and watch as the doors open. They should rest on top of the
protrusions at the ends of the corral ramp.
• If the doors rest evenly on the ramp, the figures should be able to travel through the car and
the corral without a problem. Adjusting the doors is not necessary.
• If there is a gap between the doors and the ramp, you will need to adjust one or both of the
doors. Follow the steps in the next section.
Make the necessary adjustments
1. With the Horse Car on the track, slide open the large door between the two smaller doors.
2. Use your fingers or a screwdriver to fully raise the exposed metal rod to cause the small doors to
swing out.
3. As illustrated in Figure 7, with the rod in the fully raised position, grasp the rod with a pair
of pliers to prevent it from rotating, then position the two doors so that they rest flatly on the
protrusions at the ends of the corral ramp.
4. Release the rod and allow the doors to return to the closed position.
5. Close the large door between the two smaller doors.
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Figure 7. Door adjustment
Corral ramp