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Hello there,

I am wondering which system to use to produce smoke on my next jet project. although the jetcat or Tam smoke systems seem to be very popular, I wonder why not many people are not using the pressurized system which can be operated on jetcat turbines through Aux channel/smoker valve.
Would appreciate receiving points of view on the above as well as major advantages/disadvantages for both systems.
Thanks. Dany

seanreit

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There is nothing wrong with the pressurized system, you just need to be sure that you have a smoke tank on board that can handle the pressure (IE at or around 40 PSI). A typical sulivan tank or kevlar tank can not hold that so you will need a metal can of some sort, like a converted powermax can.

Otherwise, pumped is the way to go.

Resultant smoke from both in my experiance is the same.

mr_matt

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Hi Dany,

The pressure system needs a strong tank, Tam used to sell a converted PowerMax can that could take the pressue. Any retract airtank could, but the fittings are small. As long as you find a good strong container the pressure system works fine.

A nice bonus feature is that the JetCat ECU can also use the smoke to send a coded smoke message if your battery is low or if your fuel is running low or if you have a failsafe in the air.

Hope that helps,

Matt

gazza3535

I have used a good quality PET bottle(coke) for my pressurised smoke system, I used to be in the drinks industry and when we were filling the bottles we used to presurise them to 80 p.s.i.

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Matt,
Thanks for your input, could you please advise size of bottle used and a few words (or pictures if available) about the fittings and setup? This would be very usefull and much appreciated.
Regards. Dany