This was posted on the main board but figured the people with all the electrical knowledge are here. Would this be adaptable into a o gauge engine?
smoke output modifications
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I think you could do it if your smoke unit has the room for another smoke element.
If your running DCS or TMCC/Legacy you'd have to run it off the track pickups because I don't know weather the command board could handle double the load.
You could just have an on/off switch to control it.
You''d also have to hire a lawyer a moving van and sell all your trains.
Cause the first time you fire that thing up your wife's gonna kick your butt outta the house.
David
If your running DCS or TMCC/Legacy you'd have to run it off the track pickups because I don't know weather the command board could handle double the load.
You could just have an on/off switch to control it.
You''d also have to hire a lawyer a moving van and sell all your trains.
Cause the first time you fire that thing up your wife's gonna kick your butt outta the house.
David
What's not made clear is whether the resistors are wired in series or parallel, I'm figuring it's got to be series as a 5 ohm load would be a real hot, near short, power hungry load on the power supply.
BUT, look at the size of that bucket that the fan blows through. I think that if he used more wick material, it would work better & last longer per fill-up.
BUT, look at the size of that bucket that the fan blows through. I think that if he used more wick material, it would work better & last longer per fill-up.
I have my doubts that the wick wrapped so tightly around the resistors will last all that long.
We can draw a couple of conclusions:
-that is one heck of a smoke unit!
-he buys smoke fluid by the gallon!
-he lives alone!
Rod
-that is one heck of a smoke unit!
-he buys smoke fluid by the gallon!
-he lives alone!
Rod
