0-6-0 smoke ??

[rich1998]

In the different forums I have been in, the units usually just burn out.

Rich

[infamouselijah]

I saw a post a while ago where someone reported their 2-6-2 smokestack melting after 10 to 20 minutes of constant run time. Naturally, I checked mine, and it got quite hot, so I set out to remove the generator.

[bbmiroku]

Unless it catches fire, it most likely won't melt your train's face off.  But I've been wrong before.

[Len]

In the 15 years my repair shop was open I had many an 0-6-0/2-6-0/2-6-2 w/smoke come in with sagged boilers from overheating smoke units. Not much I could do for them except remove the smoke unit and point them to the Bachmann parts page to order a new shell.

Len

[Joe323]

The one that I have has an on off switch in the cab I just shut it off.