TooLy

i would to ask you guys a few questions before i get a smoke system to my 72' katana with super tigre g-3250.
how do i control the smoke system from the remote control?
i have airtronics (sanwa) rd-6000 super.
what pitts muffler to use? bisson or slimline with the smoke version? also, what smoke system i should buy?
what i use in the smoke system tank?

thankyou.

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

There are several smoke systems available. TME and slimline are two good ones. These are operated from a 5th channel on your radio.

With a Pitts style muffler, you need to tap the muffler near the engine exhaust port and add a pressure fitting to pump the oil into.

For oil, I use Ultrasmoke from Air Capital Hobbies. Their website is no longer available, and I don't have their phone # off hand, But I have heard great things about Liquid Paraffin which is available at restaurant supply stores.

TooLy

Thanks MinnFlyer.
but how do i control about the amount of smoke?

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

Make a little gizmo like this. Run the line between the pump and the muffler through it and adjust the screw to squeeze the tubing.

TooLy

i meant from the remote control

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

TooLy

this is my 5th channel, its a two way switch.
i can only turn the system off and on.
i understand that i can't control the amount off smoke from the remote control.

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

Channel 5 turns the pump on and off. The amount of flow is regulated with the gizmo in Post #4. This is adjusted on the ground. Once it is adjusted, it doesn't need to be changed.

TooLy

in the TOC videos i saw that when the model increase the throttle he also increase the smoke, is it a smoke pump with the same servo of the throttle?

MinnFlyer

My Feedback: (4)

More than likely, the increase in smoke was due to the increase in muffler heat when the throttle was increased.

cstevec

My Feedback: (1)

In order to control the amount of smoke as you are indicating, you need to have the capability of mixing channels. You would slave channel 5 to your throttle channel (3) and then set it at say 50%. As you increase the throttle the smoke will increase and as you decrease the throttle the smoke decreases. Play with the %'s until you are getting the volume of smoke you want.

jmulder

My Feedback: (6)

It depends on what kind of smoke pump you are using. Some pumps only have two positions(on and off). Others are adjustable by the mixing functions.

RCJones

slimline makes a new all in one system ( battery, pump and controls) and the flow is controlled at the radio,