Williams Smoke

I use mega steam primarily in my seuthe units and any other smoke fluids handy. don't sweat it.

Ron

After using the williams fluid many times with no issue, I used megasteam once in my williams turbine and it immediately killed it.

just my experience.

I've put JT's MegaSteam in countless Seuthe smoke units, it's never been an issue.  I've also never burned one out using the wrong fluid.

2 for 1....thanks all! Looking forward to getting the engine! 

Does not mater much, after using it a few times you will get tired of cleaning off the locomotive and stop using the smoke unit altogether!

Mine was more of a spit unit than a smoke unit, if you are use to an  MTH or Lionel smoke units, you will be very disappointed with the Williams.

KevinE posted:

Does not mater much, after using it a few times you will get tired of cleaning off the locomotive and stop using the smoke unit altogether!

Mine was more of a spit unit than a smoke unit, if you are use to an  MTH or Lionel smoke units, you will be very disappointed with the Williams.

I've had Williams steam in the past - I remember how much they spit but I always found the smoke to be sufficient. While the massive clouds of smoke from MTH and Lionel look cool, I find it very overpowering while the Williams was a good amount of smoke for me. 

I tried mega steam today and yes it did work but it spits more then the William's smoke.

I will probably stick with the William's brand.

Mega Steam will not kill any smoke unit.  It is the only fluid I use.   I have Williams smoke units in many industrial chimneys on my layout.  Mega Steam works very well with them.  I took these out of Williams upgrades to DCS.

I can only tell you my experience and I realize that the forum has a bunch of guys with more williams locos but this is what happened with mine.

I was using williams fluid in a new prr turbine. Worked fine (for a seuthe) unit but the scent was't very pleasant. 

Emailed megasteam to ask if it was safe to use. They said yes. Tried it (original cedar) and didn't overfill. The smoke unit immediately stopped working. Maybe this particular bottle was a tad thicker than normal. Maybe it was extreme coincidence and the unit was ready to die. However, I doubt it.

I then replaced it with a fan unit from the late boxcar bill.

End of story.

Kraz, I was not there but based on my limited experience in the hobby I might lean on coincidence.   The Seuthe unit has always been a good unit.  I run them in all my smoke stacks on the layout and did have one go.  It had to go on a train night when a friend was filming.

Thanks all. Got my new J....will unpack it later tonight or tomorrow. 

Guys, lots of posts on the forum about Lionel and MTH.  I have a huge liking and respect for Williams trains.  I have some and they are a great product.