Just received my new Emily! It is beautiful! I would like to add a smoke generator if possible. Anyone done this? I have thought about using an LGB type or "sleuth" type in her stack...Anyone done this?
Try Googling using 'Seuthe', rather than 'sleuth'. ;)
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Will this smoke unit fit in the Emily smokestack?
My advice would be to be careful. I had an LGB smoke unit deform the plastic in the stack of one of my LGB moguls. I do not know what type of plastic Bachmann uses, but I wouldn't add smoke to an engine that doesn't have it to start with. If you decide to add it you will also need to add a voltage regulator to control the power to the generator. I believe that you can get either 5 or possibly 18 volt units. I have been in the hobby for over 30 years and I have either disconnected or cut the wires on all of my smoke units.
Chuck
Quote from: pethia on February 13, 2013, 06:21:46 PM
Will this smoke unit fit in the Emily smokestack?
Depends which one you fit - Seuthe is the manufacturer's brand-name, not a specific unit - HERE are the G-scale units -
Seuthe Smoke Unit Application Chart
Seuthe - smoke unit information
Product Type Voltage Power Input,(Approx) Ma Connecting Wires
NO 5 1 4.5 - 6 260 2
NO 6 1 10 - 14 140 2
NO 7 1 11 - 16 140 2
NO 8 1 16 - 22 100 2
NO 9 2 8 - 14 140 Plug In
NO 12 2 16 - 22 70 2
NO 99 2 8 - 14 140 2
NO 100 2 10 - 16 120 2
NO 20 3 10 - 16 120 Plug-In-Type
NO 21 3 10 - 16 120 1
NO 22 4 10 - 16 120 2
NO 23 4 16 - 22 70 2
NO 27 7 10 - 16 120 2
NO 28 7 16 - 22 70 2
NO 117 5 16 - 18 50 2
NO 490 6 6 - 7 800 2
NO 491 6 6 - 7 800 2
NO 500 6 8 - 12 700 2
NO 501 6 8 - 12 700 2
NO 503 6 10 - 16 350 2
One of these will fit the stack, but whether or not it will melt it, is anybody's guess.
Me, I leave un-smoking locos the way they come out of the box - there has to be a good reason why they don't have one from the start.
Fitting one is not just a matter of poking it down the stack and connecting it up to a couple of handy wires, they need fitting by somebody who knows what he is doing.
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
www.ovgrs.org
Tac,
Thanks for the valuable smoke generator chart. I think I will take your advice and leave it alone, unless someone else has done installed one with successful results.