Lionel Smoke Unit Question. | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Brian LiesbergOGR Forum Member

Hello, I visiting from the tinplate section of the forums.

I recently won a Lionel 8600 in a raffle and when I first got it, the smoke unit was very weak, but I noticed that in the past few days it has been getting a lot stronger but the heating element is glowing almost white hot. Now, there doesn't seem to be a short anywhere, and the plastic cap that goes over the unit isn't melted but there is a bit of a burning smell (might just be the smoke fluid though) so my question is... is it supposed to glow like this?

I removed the lamp to take this picture just to show how bright it is in there. when I shut the train off you can see the element slowly go from white, to red, orange, then back to black. But when I took the loco apart no damage was found, and my controller isn't showing an overload. This is my first postwar style locomotive so I apologize if this is a stupid question

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4/13/152:30 PM

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Do NOT run this like that any more until you fix the smoke unit! The repair is probably pretty cheap right now, but costs will go up if you continue.

4/14/1510:03 AM

AdriaticOGR Forum Member

Fix that!

4/14/1510:59 AM

Brian LiesbergOGR Forum Member

I had a feeling that it wasn't right, I probably have a spare smoke unit I can steal the resistor wire from in my parts box. Thanks for the info guys

4/14/1511:11 AM

CarGuyZM10OGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBERMEMORIAL SUPPORTER

Is that the rare 1946 8600 with the smoke bulb?

Seriously though, get it fixed. I'd be afraid of it starting a fire!

4/14/1511:14 AM

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

I thought of the smoke bulb, but I don't think that one is so equipped.

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