Restoring smoke pulse effect

[Tankbear]

Found this 2w 15ohm resistor

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/15-Ohm-2W-Metal-F ... 19c0de942c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Would it be suitable? Goes up to 155C temp.

[strmnd54]

Here's where I order my wire wound resistors ...
I've been using 14 Ohms and 18 Ohms 1 watts ....
http://www.surplussales.com/Resistors/Res-WireWnd.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

(RWF) WL14-1 14 ohm 5% 1w Wire Wound Resistor
0.50

(RWF) T1A70-18 18 ohm 5% 1w Wire Wound Resistor
0.50

[strmnd54]

1. Heating element on a constant (or through a switch) power supply +7.2V
2. Fan and pump motor powered through the standard HL smoker circuit.

I've been using a configuration like that for almost 2 years ...
The heater element is turn "on" with the power switch , then I wait 1 minute to start the engine so there's a built up of smoke in the unit when the fan starts ....
I even designed a prototype using a sound activated switch to start the fan ; so it is synchronized with the sound ....

http://youtu.be/hxoGEooCoBw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Tankbear]

As I can't seam to find the kevlar stren going to stick with candle wick.

Up to now been using ones i've pulled out of candles, but run out so looking at buying more (candle wick not candles) but comes in different thickness or for wax, soy, parafin etc.

Should I go for the smaller thickness or is larger better?

[strmnd54]

You're gonna have a hard time to find a kevlar wick the dimmensions you need ...
I bought a flat ribbon of kevlar on e-bay , cut a piece about 8 inches long ; undone the weaving to pull a couple of strens to cover my resistor ....
That will last me a life time ...

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Kevlar-Wick-50mm-fir ... tem2a11924" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Tankbear]

This any good?
http://www.homeofpoi.com/shop/productDe ... Snap-Spool" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Imagine thread be too thin, so maybe pleat/trist ten or so together?

[strmnd54]

It looks pretty good ; and the price is right ....If it's too thin , just roll more threads together ....

[strmnd54]

I had to modify the lay-out of my pulse generator to accomodate my last recipie of smoke fluid ...
The results are interestings ...Almost hypnoticals ...

[caddyshack]

I gave up along time ago on the smoke things..in the large scale tanks 1:6 and up they look great. But in 1:16 ..if they smoked like that in a 1:1 they would never have need smoke launchers, they would have been living under a constant smog. In fact they would have needed spoters out there to have told them where the allied armour was, as they were living in a smog 24/7 ...just think of that film kelly heroes..we would have never seen oddball if his tank was smoking like that

Am not having a go at you so plz don't take it the wrong way. Its just how i look at things.
Nice idea though just for me they don't look right in the 1:16 tank.

[nautyboy]

I dunno, Caddy.

If that much smoke was coming out of the commander's hatch, I could well believe it was Oddball's tank.....

It's all beautiful, baby!