I have a Lionel 6-12722 Roadside Diner. One of my only non PW accessories. It smoked for a little bit when I first got it (at least 10 years ago and it is from 1988), but then it would only work very intermittently. A couple times it was left on with no fluid, so maybe it burned out, but it just worked a couple weeks ago one time and now it won't work again.
I pulled the smoke unit out and hooked it direct to 14v power with the resistor and without the resistor............nothing. It Ohms out at around 40.
Anyway, I ordered a Seuthe #8 16-22v hoping that the higher voltage rating will help it to not burn out (if that is even the problem). I am guessing Lionel used the #7 as it has the same dimensions as the #8, but with a voltage rating of 11-16v. The accessory calls for 14-16v.
There is a Colber 1 Ohm 10% CW10 resistor in line with one of the 2 wires going to the original smoke unit. What is the resistor for? Would I still need it with the new 16-22v smoke unit?
Is there a way to clean the smoke tube? Maybe it is clogged?
Any help or advice would be appreciated!
