Nothing like the smell of burnt circuit board and smoke fluid in the morning...
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I was looking at those today, looks like it would be easy to whack out a PCB for those.
Some people love smoke, personally I'm ok with or without it. What I can tell you is that ditching ANY kind of mechanical smoke improves operating smoothness. If you can somehow remove that upper worm wheel / piston assembly and switch to a fan-driven unit, the loco will gain some low-speed performance. FWIW.
@Ted S posted:Some people love smoke, personally I'm ok with or without it. What I can tell you is that ditching ANY kind of mechanical smoke improves operating smoothness. If you can somehow remove that upper worm wheel / piston assembly and switch to a fan-driven unit, the loco will gain some low-speed performance. FWIW.
That piston unit is a current hog. Bin the smoke unit and piston, keep the gear and add a micro switch driven by 4 screws. The second bevel gear turns at the same speed as the drivers so easy to get four chuffs.
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Pete, what are you using to get smoke at idle?
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Pete, what are you using to get smoke at idle?
Its just a matter of stopping the engine when the cam lobe is closing the micro switch.
Nothing fancy.
I am a charter member of the K.I.S.S. Fraternity.
Pete
@Norton posted:Its just a matter of stopping the engine when the cam lobe is closing the micro switch.
I was wondering if that was the plan, makes sense. 
