I am in the process of trying to put in a new seuthe unit for smoke. I have the stack torn apart and looks like I can figure out how I want to mount and hopefully wire the seuthe unit. My question is how many drops of smoke fluid do you put in these units? I seem to have cooked one in a caboose and I don't want that to happen with this unit. Please advise. And thanks.
jeff
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Also what is the desired voltage for these units??
@Jeff B. Haertlein posted:Also what is the desired voltage for these units??
What's the number of the Seuthe smoke unit? You'll need to know that to determine voltage.
George
Oh great. Well I bought these from the parts person known as Mr. Lionel. There were no instructions included.
As I continue to hope for some answers, I also got to thinking about smoke fluid. Is it OK to use Lionel smoke fluid, or....?
Start with a few drops, maybe four and go from there.
Measure the resistance of the Seuthe smoke unit. A 6V Seuthe smoke unit typically will be between 8 and 10 ohms cold. The 12V-14 volt one I have measures 30 ohms. They run on AC or DC equally well.
Regular smoke fluid is fine.
Truthfully, if I were upgrading the smoke stack, I'd be considering a fan driven smoke unit. Another option would be this fog generator, they're only a couple of bucks and use plain water.
@gunrunnerjohn posted:Measure the resistance of the Seuthe smoke unit. A 6V Seuthe smoke unit typically will be between 8 and 10 ohms cold. The 12V-14 volt one I have measures 30 ohms. They run on AC or DC equally well.
Regular smoke fluid is fine.
Truthfully, if I were upgrading the smoke stack, I'd be considering a fan driven smoke unit. Another option would be this fog generator, they're only a couple of bucks and use plain water.
OK thanks John food for thought.
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