N5CJonny posted:Mitch- There is one listing on Ebay right now for a tin of 196 smoke pellets for only $150.00! For that price I would take my chances on the current smoke pellets working for your engine. IMO I think the current pellets will work just fine as they just need a heat source to work and it should not matter if it is a smoke bulb or heating wire.
$150? More than I spent for the loco, that. ;-)
As I understand it, the main problem with using the smoke bulb is that it doesn't get as hot as the heating wires do; thus, the 196 pellets have a more volatile (and toxic) formula...and the SP pellets and smoke fluid, while they work, don't produce as much smoke.
Mitch