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Minor set back on the video. Seems that since the challenger has two smokestacks the smoke comes out of the back stack and very little comes out the front. Putting  a small piece of metal at the top of the smoke unit to deflect some of the smoke to the front stack. Waiting for the JB Weld to dry. 

Seems that since the challenger has two smokestacks the smoke comes out of the back stack and very little comes out the front.

 

The Lionmaster Big Boy and Challenger have a chronic issue with the smoke being obstructed in one or both stacks. The problem is that the Y connector between the two stacks is too small, causing a constriction. Smoke fluid will condense in the narrow passageway, causing the smoke to stop flowing. Blowing in both stacks will frequently clear up the problem for a few minutes. Switching to a different brand of smoke fluid sometimes helps. I've gotten better results in my Big Boy with MTH or Mega Steam than with Lionel fluid.

My goal is to make it available to the widest audience.  As I said, it's a learning process for me as well as the folks wanting to install them.  I was trying to balance the cost of the board with the ease of installation, if I put too much labor into each one, the cost of the unit gets out of hand and nobody wants to buy them. 

 

Too bad I don't have the cheap Chinese labor that is available half a world away, they could probably make sell this board at a profit for less than I pay for the parts!

I think the trade off is acceptable.  It is hard making it perfect for everyone.  While it did take me some time to attach the wires, it wasn't terrible.  As I said the more you do the easier it will get.
 
Originally Posted by gunrunnerjohn:

My goal is to make it available to the widest audience.  As I said, it's a learning process for me as well as the folks wanting to install them.  I was trying to balance the cost of the board with the ease of installation, if I put too much labor into each one, the cost of the unit gets out of hand and nobody wants to buy them. 

 

Too bad I don't have the cheap Chinese labor that is available half a world away, they could probably make sell this board at a profit for less than I pay for the parts!

 

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