Reply to "The question of B units (from AB, ABA, or ABBA sets) in O gauge trains and why they DON'T SMOKE... Did the prototypes not smoke too? Or is this a cost saving / amp draw UL approval issue?"

Soo Line posted:

I have the Lionel Legacy FA-2  ABA and all the units smoke with control for L - M - H  AND respond to the "laboured smoke" feature.

This is why I prefer Lionel over MTH in these types of engines.

No tether!  And smoke units all around.

K Line had many B units with smoke but the smoke was either on or off in TMCC.....sold those too.

Dave

 

 

Excellent info Dave, thanks! How reliable are your Legacy smoke units? And how are the K-lines?

I've been so turned off by early Lionel fan smokers being inconsistent, but I hate avoiding Lionel just because of puny smokers. Not like I need the "lung cancer" anyway, but Mike's smokers sure work good and look cool lol.