Well I installed a Super Chuffer II in my C&O Mallet, thanks to all the good advice from gunrunnerjohn. It did not seem to work at first. But now it looks like there is a fire in the livingroom. I wanted to share the reason that it did not seem to be working. I could hear the smoke unit motor running. And if I blew into the smoke stack, smoke would come out by the steam chest. So it knew everything was hooked up, but smoke would not come out of the smoke stack. So I took the locomotive back apart. I un soldered the smoke unit motor wires. And I put the batting and the circuit board on a brand new smoke motor housing with a brand new motor. Apparently the motor was too weak for the Super Chuffer. Moral of the story, if your going to install a Super Chufer II in your locomotive. I would strongly suggest building it with a brand new motor assembly.
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