MTH Smoking Tank Car on FIRE!

MARC -

 

Are you using smoke fluid or lighter fluid?

LoL. MTH Lighter fluid

 

First off was this car new factory sealed? If not I would change the wick and clean the bowl good then try it again. If anyone has had access to that car there is no telling what's inside that smoke unit.

Yes Sir, Sealed and new in box. Just a defect I'm sure. I've got a great LHS so I will return it and get another, But good advice. Thx.

 

Marc

Pay no attention to the man behind the transformer!  LOL

 

 

That was the quote of the day......."I don't think it should be doing THAT".  It would have been hilarious if you didn't have to consider, though, what would have happened if you had turned the thing on and walked away from it. 

 

Voltage regulator problem?

 

Roger

Put it in a GE engine.  It will function fine.

I don't know much about MTH, but would that be in Barry's book? 

This made my day. I want this new MTH operating flame thrower car. Although my toddler might need some adult supervision around it.

Proto Flame!

Atlas should put these in the TM D8-40Cs!!

From the sounds of the fan and looks of the smoke, I would say there is something wrong with the voltage regulator for the smoke unit. The fan sounds like its running way too fast and it looks as though it is pushing a lot more smoke than normal.  It looks as though the element is getting so hot its igniting the smoke fluid. You're most likely going to have to replace the board and the smoke unit or at least rebuild it with new wick, elements, motor and fan

 

LOL!  Was that funny on purpose or by accident? 

 

Pete

Marc.... they mistakenly sent you the new MTH Bunson burner car.

Oh yea like I really want that one running under my Christmas tree for sure.

"Train cars roasting on an open layout.

 

Plastic melting off in drips.

 

'We're on fire!' being yelled by the wife,

 

And children bringing marshmallows to the roast.

 

 

Everybody knows a freight car and a smoke unit,

 

Will fill the room with bright orange  flames.

 

Soon there'll be sirens,

 

Coming up the driveway.

 

And Firefighters spraying your house down.

 

 

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,

 

For kids from one to ninety-two.

 

Although it's been said many times, many ways.

 

'turn the voltage down. today!' "

 

 

 

 

 

That's SOOOOOO Cool!

 

The sad part is, you're certainly right, it should NOT flame!

 

I think this is clearly the little regulator board, that's where I'd start.  I have a couple of the smoking tank cars, they don't flame, though that would be an interesting option.

 

 

 

FWIW, I noticed a Legacy system there, and you mentioned 21 volts.  You do realize that in large print in virtually every Legacy or TMCC engine manual they specify 19 volts maximum, right?

I had a S2 ATSF do the same thing and going under a Christmas tree no less, I was very happy I saw it before it torched the tree. It got my attention at first because it stated to put out a large amount of smoke, so if you have a smoke unit putting out a great amount of smoke you may want to check on it.

 

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire ...

Holy Smokes!

 

Question: is there a prototypical tank car that really smokes in operation, other than one in an accident and contents burning? I don't understand the rationale behind this car.

Wow... that's not funny... this is more of a product liability! Has anyone notified MTH?

 

 

 

 

For things very cold, like the Liquid Nitrogen NASA variants, it can supposedly be to simulate the visible venting.  (Though that's possibly a stretch too, as it would not likely be all be coming from dead center on the dome)

 

For things like coffee , it's basically a cute gimmick.

 

-Dave

I suspect as Dave suggests, it's to simulate venting of LOX or LN.  I have the Railking LOX smoking car and the custom made JB's MegaSteam one, also based on the Railking car.

 

Yikes...never knew that MTH made cigarette lighters.  I would certainly let MTH know about this issue.

On the GE "Flaming Diesels", it's funny that we - I do - find that so amusing, as, not too long ago, we pulled all or nearly all our trains with a locomotive type and technology that was actually designed to run around among people and pets with a fire it its belly, all the time.

 

You know - tens of thousands of these, running all over the place, simultaneously, day and night:

 

Are you using salmon scent smoke on the LOX car or bagel Scent?