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I took apart the smoke unit of my K-Line PRR Torpedo steam locomotive. I wanted to see if I could tell whether or not the wick was burnt. The material around the (coil/heating) element is wet from the last time I applied smoke fluid to the unit. So, not dried or burned.

I’m guessing that that little bit of material near the heating element is wicking material. Just kind of appears to be packed in there. Pardon my ignorance as I’ve never seen the inside of one of these before.

Coukd the heating element itself be the problem? I have no clue. I don’t know what type of smoke unit this is. No markings.

Attached is a pick of the wick. Gee, that rhymes 😁0EFAADE2-2424-44CE-BEDD-88541F6ED246E862BA18-F637-43FF-A09B-041D220832C7

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gunrunnerjohn posted:

Yep, that's the wick, pretty pathetic, no?   These were designed for conventional use and the smoke resistor in most of them is 16 ohms.  Be very careful not to lose or damage the rubber seal or you'll be leaking smoke fluid all over when you add it.

It is pathetic. I guess my main questions are:

- if the wick is wet, that should eliminate that from the equation, right?

- Is the heating element bad?  

- How do I tell?

- What brand of smoke unit might it be? Suethe?

 Thanks 👍

 

gunrunnerjohn posted:

The smoke unit is the K-Line, they made it.  You have to check the resistor with a multimeter to know if it's bad.  Like I said, most are 16 ohms.

I wonder if it’s possible that the wick is over saturated? If so, it would take a lot of heat to dry it enough to start smoking, I guess?

I think before I take it in for repair I should try replacing the wicking material. Any suggestions on what to use?

Much Thanks👍

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