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gachar001		#1 Posted : 10 June 2008 17:56:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/04/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,391 Location: Chennai		Hello, The smoke on my BR50 from the starter set 29821 does not work. When I turn on the smoke, the smoke generator gets hot like it is supposed to but no smoke. If I add a drop of Seuthe fluid on top of the center rod inside the smoke generator, it gets converted to smoke. I have tried different quantities of smoke fluid in the generator but no luck. I have noticed that the center rod is a little bent and may be touching the side of the smoke generator. I have tried straightening it a little. I don't know what the make and model of the smoke generator is since it was already in the loco when I bought it. Thanks.
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elinkjoe		#2 Posted : 10 June 2008 18:31:51(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 27/05/2003(UTC) Posts: 129 Location: Atlanta, GA		Greetings from Atlanta! I have had this with some of my smoke generators. I had to double check that it was actually in contact with the heating element. They also seem to have gotten clogged sometimes. For this I let them soak with a full load of oil for half and hour and then started them up and they worked. I have been told they can be cleaned, and they are very delicate. I have never tried that. Good luck. J
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gachar001		#3 Posted : 10 June 2008 22:52:08(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 29/04/2008(UTC) Posts: 1,391 Location: Chennai		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by elinkjoe <br />Greetings from Atlanta! I have had this with some of my smoke generators. I had to double check that it was actually in contact with the heating element. They also seem to have gotten clogged sometimes. For this I let them soak with a full load of oil for half and hour and then started them up and they worked. I have been told they can be cleaned, and they are very delicate. I have never tried that. Good luck. J Finally get to meet someone else from Atlanta on this forum. I will try the soaking trick. I know that the contacts are ok since it is heating up correctly.
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rschaffr		#4 Posted : 10 June 2008 23:08:00(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,180 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA		Some of the Seuthe kits come with a fine wire for clearing the smoke tube in the unit. I have several but have yet to have an occasion to use one.
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trainbuff		#5 Posted : 11 June 2008 04:18:22(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 26/11/2006(UTC) Posts: 507 Location: Atlanta, Georgia		I had to reply to this thread being in Atlanta too! I also let it soak but with the smoker turned on. Eventually the BR38 will smoke.
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al_pignolo		#6 Posted : 12 June 2008 16:43:17(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/09/2005(UTC) Posts: 904 Location: bologna, BO		Quote: [size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by rschaffr <br />Some of the Seuthe kits come with a fine wire for clearing the smoke tube in the unit. I have several but have yet to have an occasion to use one. If you have not the cleaning wire, you can use the wires of electronic components: they have the same diameter. Pietro
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