There would be no reason to load up a smoke unit if you are going to box it up and not run it. Running it is the reason for wanting it to smoke. As the 120 drops video shows, the wick in a smoke unit can absorb a lot of smoke fluid. For that reason, a wick will hold a "normal" amount of smoke fluid without it running out in the box. As a matter of fact, owners manuals state that you should add some smoke fluid prior to storage to prevent the wick from drying out. I usually add 10 drops before long- term storage.
My 80 drops addition was to an MTH Railking Santa Fe F-3. I do this whenever I have the shell off because the fill hole funnel in the shell likes to form a bubble where the two funnel halves come together. It's hard to get rid of the bubble. I use up to 40 drops in just about all of my engines.
Ron
