Smoke Unit K-Line Torpedo

Yep, that's the wick, pretty pathetic, no?   These were designed for conventional use and the smoke resistor in most of them is 16 ohms.  Be very careful not to lose or damage the rubber seal or you'll be leaking smoke fluid all over when you add it.

 

gunrunnerjohn posted:

Yep, that's the wick, pretty pathetic, no?   These were designed for conventional use and the smoke resistor in most of them is 16 ohms.  Be very careful not to lose or damage the rubber seal or you'll be leaking smoke fluid all over when you add it.

It is pathetic. I guess my main questions are:

- if the wick is wet, that should eliminate that from the equation, right?

- Is the heating element bad?  

- How do I tell?

- What brand of smoke unit might it be? Suethe?

 Thanks 👍

The smoke unit is the K-Line, they made it.  You have to check the resistor with a multimeter to know if it's bad.  Like I said, most are 16 ohms.

Great! Thanks!

gunrunnerjohn posted:

The smoke unit is the K-Line, they made it.  You have to check the resistor with a multimeter to know if it's bad.  Like I said, most are 16 ohms.

I wonder if it’s possible that the wick is over saturated? If so, it would take a lot of heat to dry it enough to start smoking, I guess?

I think before I take it in for repair I should try replacing the wicking material. Any suggestions on what to use?

Much Thanks👍