Smoke unit .. how to use

[Jofaur86]

Hello, may I have a question? in the attached photo, what is this pump for, please!!!

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[HERMAN BIX]

That’s a late version HL exhaust smoke unit.
Proportional say v6 and V7 onwards

[Pavel]

And the old versions are equipped with this pump, it just works constantly at one speed.....
This Chih-Pyh has already gotten on everyone's nerves....

[Pine-Tree72]

This Chih-Pyh has already gotten on everyone's nerves....

Chih-Pyh ... ?? .. Im sorry, but is something upsetting you ..??

[Pavel]

Yes, a motor with a crank mechanism is an anomaly!
A fan is progress!

[Pine-Tree72]

Im not understanding sorry .. asked for advice, bought what I thought would work, and it does ... Herman Bix says its a late model HL smoke generator so I assume an updated one and it sounds like a fan blowing when switched on .. ??

Pic attached of my completed (crude) layout and of what the smoke mix looks like with oil added, smokes well, darker I think and maybe more dense too but not black admittedly.

[HERMAN BIX]

The old I guess termed reciprocating plunger type smokers are/were awful and those are what I believe Mr Pavel is referring to. So bad in fact I reckon some of us are scared off running smokers in our tanks because of them.

The newer H/L versions are a lot more reliable and pump out smoke like mad. If anything-too much smoke!
The ingredients of the oil used across them will always burn white, but perhaps railway hobbyists may have a solution for black that doesnt involved burning bits of rubber !!

[Pavel]

Herman correctly expressed my confused thoughts!
Yes, to my ship colleague!
Remove these disgusting wire connectors!
Get rid of everything that can be replaced by soldering!
I only have a connector for batteries....
And especially these disgusting Tamiya plugs on the motors!!!

[Herr Dr. Professor]

Herman and Pavel beat me to it: I think you have exactly the right smoke unit: a more up-to-date version of one made by (or very similar to) the most recent HengLong smoker provided with Ready To Run tanks. As Pavel has noted, a smoker with a fan, synchronized to the sound of the engine, is quite superior to the older smoke units.

My trains and my AFVs use the same smoke oil, but I have not tried to make the smoke darker in either, as I find the smoke units so readily damaged that it isn't worth the cost or hassle of replacement. Oh, yes, I like the smoke (especially in a steam engine) and use it intermittently, but only for short time (e.g. 2 minutes). However, when a smoke unit goes out in a Ready to Run AFV, I just remove it.

Pavel's "Chih-Pyh" fooled me! I actually did a "Google Advance Search." Then the little light bulb came on : I think it's "cheapie," referring to the older version of the smoker.

[Pavel]

How do you pronounce the sound of a steam locomotive when it picks up speed?
We get sneeze-puff, sneeze-puff.... :):)