gustavoma

Just wandering if this looks right to you all. Brand new but no smoke after the first use

Martellus

I don't actually have any smokers, but heng long units are notorious for failing pretty quickly. There are a lot of easy fixes or mods though,

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_58..._1/key_/tm.htm

Buckeye36

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The smokers typically have an on/off switch, you might want to see if the switch is working properly.

strmnd54

It's a non-proportional smoke unit ( looks like they're using two 10 Ohms 1/2 Watts resistors to lower the speed of the pumping motor )
You should try to run the tank with the hull open and check if the pump is working ...
If the pump is working and there's still no smoke ; either the unit is overfilled with smoke fluid ; or the nichrome heater element is broken...
If nothing is working at all; then it's probably that master switch ...

gustavoma

Thank you gentlemen.  I dont see a switch on this, so I will wait a while in case its flooded.  I put in about three drops on each side when I first opened it a week ago,   The second or third time I turned it on there was no smoke and I added three more on each side....

1sgt

There should be a smoker switch on the bottom of the tanks. Nice looking Tiger by the way. Did you paint it?

jim

ausf

I don't think the smoke fluid will evaporate, but it doesn't sound like you added too much. There should be a small red switch near the power switch underneath, along with a volume pot.

If the smoker is on, you should be able to hear the pump, it's pretty loud when the tank is idle. It chugs like a toy train. You can turn down the sound volume and will definitely hear it.

gustavoma

Jim, thanks.  The paint came already done from Taigen / Heng Long.   The bottom of the tank is just a metal cover with no switches on.  The tank has metal treads and bottom, the top is plastic

1sgt

OK, sorry, not familar with that brand. Thought it was a HL tank. I would think that there should be a switch somewhere though. If the swich is on, you should hear the smoke unit run.

Jim

gustavoma

I believe HL and Taigen is the same company.  Could the switch be the red one shown here?

Airbrushler

could be looks like a wierd spot to have it HL usually has them accessable from uder the tank turn it on see if it works it's there for a reason

ausf

That certainly appears to be the switch, HLs have a large one as power and use those smaller ones for the airsoft and smoke. Power up the tank, let idle and turn it on, you'll immediately see the air pump on the smoke unit start chugging if it is.

gustavoma

That was it!  Tank is now smoking away, albeit disproportionally!

nyleatherneck

You want proportional smoke try a Super Smoker II from  Radio Control Custom Tanks  www.radiocontrolcustomtanks.com
$55.00 plus shipping. This is the same unit Phil from RC Tankwars was selling with some improvements.
NYLeatherneck

thecommander

I can vouch for his parts..... TOP NOTCH. His tanks are also super.

strmnd54

I see by the picture of the smoker that the refill probe is also used as a "low level" fluid indicator....
It makes the maintenance so much easier...