quote:Originally posted by ironlake2:
That wick or sock as I call it is the problem as it never touched far enough down in the smoke chanmber to wick up the 5 drops you put in so it just burned up. I did this on my scale 0=6=0 as it was a terrible smoker and the resistor was only 27 ohms so it did not get very hot.
I put in pink insulation deep enough so the resistor pushed on the wick, soaked it with jts before putting it back together and it smokes well. Now 4-5 drops is all you need to refresh it.
I would avoid pink insulation, while it does work, I've tried it and it burnt onto the resistor and was nearly impossible to get off. Use either the "lionel wicking" that can be ordered from their website, or the inside of tiki torch wick that can be purchased at a local hardware store, many members have had good luck with this. 4-5 drops of fluid is not adequeate for anything outside of a conventionsl semi scale starter loco. For scale units I would recommend at least 10-15 drops,or you'll be replacing the wicking again soon.
