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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for your purchase of our Rivet Counter
™
SD40-2 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 DCC and Sound 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 contained
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 SD40-2 should accept any 21 pin DCC decoder.
One new and exciting feature of your new Rivet Counter SD40-2 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 decoder
manual from the ESU website to learn all about this and other features of ESU
decoders. Visit www.LokSound.com for more information.
Our DCC and Sound Equipped SD40-2 locomotive model is tted with the ESU
LokSound
™
V5 (ESU #58429) full-function DCC 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 locomotive who want to install
sound at a later time, the same decoder may be used. If you wish to install a
non-sound decoder, ScaleTrains
™
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 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 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 16mm x 35mm oval speaker
mounted directly into the die-cast frame in place of the enclosure for the
smaller speaker pair.
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
The SD40-2, introduced in 1972, was the agship of the “Dash-2” series,
powered by a sixteen-cylinder 645E3 turbocharged prime mover. Its popularity
was evident with nearly 4,000 units built and domestic production continuing
until July 1984, making it one of EMD’s most popular and beloved locomotives.
Even today, many SD40-2 locomotives are still in service, serving their original
owners and secondhand operators.
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