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ben hall

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what is the best smoke system
« on: February 18, 2011, 10:57:50 pm »
what  is the best smoke system or ones that give a good amount of smoke out that dont empty the wallet
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pugwash

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2011, 11:17:40 pm »
KK I have graupner smokers in mine - I was told the 12 volt system is very good - unfortunately my boat electrics are 6 volt and I had to fit 2 side by side down the funnel and it does the job
well except it came out in smoke rings so i fitted a small computor fan which made it look very realistic and took some of the hot air away from the motors 2 x 6v smokers were about £25
not sure of the cost of the 12 volt system.
Geoff
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dan

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 08:25:07 am »
Might I suggest a MMB "foggy" ?
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ben hall

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 09:51:21 am »
where can i find the mmb foggy

and what was the name of the graupner ones
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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2011, 09:57:48 am »
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pugwash

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2011, 10:14:35 am »
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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2011, 11:12:35 am »
A lot depends on the boat it is to be used in.  What is good for a 7 foot long destroyer would sink a 30 inch long trawler, what works well in Model Slipway Puffer would go unnoticed in a 1:32 Tug.
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ben hall

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2011, 11:31:31 am »
i need one for an exughst on a landing craft (3 foot)
one for a torpedo boat to look like a hit(3 foot)
another two for funels on another mtb (1/1 half foot)
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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2011, 02:59:48 pm »
you need to go oil based as water based ones will usuly not work very well with small dia tubes that the boats will have that you want it for.

Peter
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brockya

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2011, 05:02:49 pm »
I find the Hunter Systems smoke unit very good but it does need 12 volts and best with a small computor fan (Maplins) behind it. It then gives loadsa smoke .
Richard
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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2011, 09:27:42 pm »
Why not buy a Pond Mister off Ebay should cost less than a Fiver inc pnp. there 24v dc and take less than 1 amp. Use of a computer
fan 12v run from your esc will give variable effect. this should also enable you to use smallish tubes. Worth a try John.
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2011, 09:35:10 pm »
You won't be able to use tubes of less that 8mm with pond mister type smoke generators, in reality 10mm is probably the smallest you can go......

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Canopus

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #12 on: March 21, 2011, 01:30:57 pm »
Might I suggest my system - look up warshipmodelsunderway - the how too section. There is a my design of a smoke generator and pictures.

Hope this helps

Geoff
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Marc St Hilaire

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #13 on: March 21, 2011, 06:33:24 pm »
Has anyone tried the Heng Long tank systems? They are cheap (ish) and run on 7.2V (or 6V, I suppose).

I have one but am not sure where to load the smoke oil! Any ideas?

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brockya

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #14 on: March 21, 2011, 08:00:01 pm »
Hi
You fill the Heng Long units by squirting oil down the exhaust pipes BUT you must be very carefull to only add a small amount, too much and you will drown the unit and it wont heat up enough to give any smoke, unless you are very lucky it will never work again ! They are also rather noisy.
Richard.
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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #15 on: March 21, 2011, 08:41:05 pm »
They also dont in my opinion produce enough smoke for boat use unless its very small model. Ive one in
my tank.John.
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ben hall

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #16 on: March 22, 2011, 04:01:00 pm »
i brought a 6 volt one for a very very very small model and it does the job its graupner by the way
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Marc St Hilaire

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #17 on: March 22, 2011, 05:19:17 pm »
Quote from: brockya on March 21, 2011, 08:00:01 pm
Hi
You fill the Heng Long units by squirting oil down the exhaust pipes BUT you must be very carefull to only add a small amount, too much and you will drown the unit and it wont heat up enough to give any smoke, unless you are very lucky it will never work again ! They are also rather noisy.
Richard.

Thanks. I'll give it a try. It is for a small model tug, a 1:48 TID, so it will probably be ok!

Chris
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ben hall

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #18 on: March 22, 2011, 05:29:56 pm »
thats the same scale and model as my very very very small model
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hmsantrim

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #19 on: March 22, 2011, 06:46:43 pm »
 Hi Ben.
           you should `nt be smoking at your age... {-)..sorry ben could`nt resist the pun..

                 I have plumbers smoke tablets down the funnel of my destroyer activated by a hot wire. 
 
                            cheers Frank
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Marc St Hilaire

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #20 on: March 22, 2011, 07:44:03 pm »
Quote from: krafty kid on March 22, 2011, 05:29:56 pm
thats the same scale and model as my very very very small model

I'm scratch building mine and having a lot of fun doing so. The max displacement of 2.5lbs, if I've got my maths right, might be a bit of a 'challenge'. My last model was 25lbs so this requires a slightly different mindset and probably not so many bricks as ballast.  :}

Chris.
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ben hall

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Re: what is the best smoke system
« Reply #21 on: March 22, 2011, 08:56:36 pm »
my one is a kit

i can get you a copy of the instructions if you want them
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