HL Challenger smoker - Help!

Steelhammer · Post by **Steelhammer** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:13 pm

Hi gang,
from day 1 hardly any smoke came out of my tank.

I topped up the oil and now nothing seems to be coming out of it.

Any ideas/suggestions please for this heng long novice ?

Ghosttjr · Post by **Ghosttjr** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:19 pm

Hi, make sure your battery is fully charged ! The Voltage of your battery goes directly to your smoke-unit. (Full battery = more Voltage = more smoke) Make sure that you didn’t overfilled the unit (if overfilled it won’t produce smoke at all), you can then unscrew the top of the oil chamber and let all the oil out, then try with the cotton only soaked and no or very little oil in the bottom of the chamber (a few drops will smoke for a very long time)

People often have high expectations from their smoke-unit, but in reality the smoke is hard to see and very little
That’s why I remove them an go for a bigger speaker instead ; p

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Steelhammer · Post by **Steelhammer** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:40 pm

Thanks for your reply. I blew down the filler hole and the vent in the end and now some smoke comes out but as you say, it is not much. I think if there were a breeze I wouldn't see it at all.. I will try to work out how to get the tank apart tomorrow I think so that I can have a proper look at it. I now think that I must have overfilled it just after I got the tank.

Ghosttjr · Post by **Ghosttjr** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:50 pm

I yes I forgot to mention sometimes the tubes condensate on the inside and get blocked, I owned allot of units and some work better then others for some reason (factory?)

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jarndice · Post by **jarndice** » Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:29 pm

I got so fed up with smokers that did no such thing that I stripped them out of all of my Tanks and then I read about Ian's "TARR" smoker,
About as good as there is and reliable,
Check them out at---- http://www.rctankelectronics.com
Ian (Tankbear) is a member of this Forum and very helpful.

PainlessWolf · Post by **PainlessWolf** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:07 am

Good evening,
Posting a link to a stock Taigen smoker that I put in my Pershing. On one of the super windy days we get up here, I did a quick video of it outside. Strong and noticeable. I use Mega Steam in the smokers, huge difference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V89ZltJ853o
regards,
Painless

Dusty Steppes · Post by **Dusty Steppes** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 5:25 am

I always discard the smokers. I got tired of the poor performance, the mess, and the wasted current. Plus it frees up valuable space when it is properly placed in the circular file.

Steelhammer · Post by **Steelhammer** » Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:54 am

Thank you guys for your replies, they are most welcome

43rdRecceReg · Post by **43rdRecceReg** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 9:52 am

It's worth trying the Tarr smokers Jarndice recommended. Used properly, they can produce more smoke that hippies round a Hookah and- and this is a big advantage- they make none of the noisy clanking noises associated with Hl/Taigen smokers.

Steelhammer · Post by **Steelhammer** » Mon Feb 04, 2019 6:55 pm

43rdRecceReg wrote:It's worth trying the Tarr smokers Jarndice recommended. Used properly, they can produce more smoke that hippies round a Hookah and- and this is a big advantage- they make none of the noisy clanking noises associated with Hl/Taigen smokers.

Yes, it certainly does make some noise , the one that came with it. That said I'm still blown away by the value for money that my Chally represents compared to say Tamiya.

I will have to have it apart asap and look at the wiring, I presume a Tarr smoker would be a straight swap ?

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