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NEW TO MTH, ENGINES NOT PUFFING SMOKE?

SA Sara AcquaOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hello All,

I just got into MTH engines after strictly being a Lionel legacy only person for 15 years.

I just got a MTH wifi explorer unit. It operates the engines great however the two engines i got,

20-3317-1 Santa fe northern and 20-3323-1 NYC Hudson

Are not smoking or chuffing. They run and operate as they should. I have smoke turned on for both of them and I also factory reset them.

There is smoke in the stack but the fan is not chuffing or blowing anything out at standstill. Is there something i'm missing? I thought it was a fan unit, but both of them are doing the same. I have a z4000 transformer that goes into the DCS Explorer and then to track power. They work fine but do not smoke. Any assistance? I feel like im missing something,

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SA Sara AcquaOGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
@harmonyards posted:

No chuff sound? Or just no puff in time with the chuff sound? …..odd that both engines exhibit the same problem…..

Pat

Sounds work and operate as they should. Both engines chuff, whistle, crew talk fine. No smoke at idle, and no smoke when moving, but there is smoke in the stack, I cant image both fans have an issue. But maybe I should open them and do some further investigating. I just thought I must be doing something wrong.

gunrunnerjohngunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Open one up, see if putting around 3 volts DC (emphasis on DC) on the fan and see if it spins.  Make sure the wires are intact all the way from the smoke fan to the rear connector with no wires pinched by the shell.  Also, make sure the impeller isn't loose on the shaft, it's a friction fit and over time it gets loose from starting and stopping.

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