Lionel Lines Smoking Caboose(disapointment)

[riverrailfan]

I picked this up from a estate sale. I actually thought the resistor was burned out. Quick check with DMM stated otherwise. Seems to get a wisp of smoke, you have to run it at 18+ volts. The smoke generator works on the same principle of a hot water heater using updraft.

 I found a old thread about melting the roof on a smoking caboose when running in Command Control. The smoke generator is made of plastic and the resistor is cement coated. A open resistor used in a steam engine would probaly cause a melt down. The body gets preety hot when idle on the track at 18 volts and smeels like buring smoke fluid. Guess I'll leave it switched off.

[sir james I]

Yeah there not designed to puff like an engine. A wisp of smoke is about all I've ever seen come out of one. I don't bother trying to use them either.

S.J.

[Dave632]

I have one of the newer Lionel burning towers and that smokes well.

I wonder what the difference is. That uses liquid smoke fluid however.

I don't know if that makes a difference.

[rtraincollector]

I think I have a factory mistake smoking caboose I can turn the lights off but not the smoke I betting it was supose to be the other way around

 

[Firelock76]

Could be worse.  I've got a K-Line smoking caboose that smokes like crazy, but the metal stovepipe gets so hot it melts the roof!  Can't turn the thing off either.  Sooooo, it's off to Radio Shack for a switch one of these days.  And something for a heat sink.

[BigAl 956]

Try a better smoke fluid. I've had excellent results using Megasmoke fluid.

[riverrailfan]

I use MEGA-STEAM. The cement coated resistor takes a lot of volyage to poduce the heat needed for smoke. Ihave a open wire wond but is mre for a dicast smoke generator and would cause damage to the body from the hest.