century club 726 berk

Joe N posted:

Purchased new last year, recently placed into service on layout. Runs great but Smoke production is very minimal. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Its a puffer type unit.  Mine never smoked very well either when compared to a fan driven unit.

I got one over the summer NIB.  Smoke was anemic as well.  I opened the smoke unit and removed the sleeve over the resistor.  I replaced the wicking with the rope style from Lionel.  I positioned the resistor to fit nicely into the wicking.  Make sure you do not block the air hole.   Smokes a lot better now.  The puff is a bit weak as it more bubbles out of the stack but you can clearly see all the smoke now.

Thanks for the info

As stated.  Change the wick

I happen to love the way the Postwar 726 berk puffs smoke:

I bought the 726 CC Berkshire new. I remember the smoke output was weak. I did a simple rewiring and now puts out very decent puffs of smoke. I think it was the power wire to the smoke unit is too low voltage. I ran a wire direct from the pick up rollers to the smoke unit to get it to work right,I am pretty sure.

That CC berk is a great runner.  I got one new back then.  Smoke was as described above...  but it runs great...

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

I happen to love the way the Postwar 726 berk puffs smoke:

 

Are we talking about the same engine here..."Postwar" and "Century Club"?  

Mark in Oregon

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

I happen to love the way the Postwar 726 berk puffs smoke:

 Or 736.

Strummer posted:

Arnold D. Cribari posted:

I happen to love the way the Postwar 726 berk puffs smoke:

 

Are we talking about the same engine here..."Postwar" and "Century Club"?  

Mark in Oregon

I believe the Century Club would have more modern features and probably be a better runner than the original Postwar of the early 1950s, which has a charm of it's own, is very sound mechanically if in good operating order, and is probably more of a collectible.

I have this engine to, as I joined both Century Clubs, however have not ran the Locomotive other than testing. My question, is there enough room for Gunrunner Johns Super puffer|chuffer Unit...