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Model Train Smoke Unit Question

Here is a question submitted by a keen model railroader retating to somke units. If you can offer some suggestions and would like to share your ideas, please click the comments tag below.

He is the readers question:

“I have a couple of questions for your readers regarding the smoke unit in my LGB Mogul ; Mine has burned out, lasted maybe two seasons. Apparently , unless the local switch is in the 0 position, power is always ” on” to the smoke generator per the instructions.

1. Q: Does operating the engine with out ” smoke fluids ” shorten the generator’s life span?

2. Q Do I really have to use LGB’s fluid exculsively? Has my use of Aristo’s fluid shortened it’s life?

I think that we are talking just refined kerosene here not rocket science. LGB also warns of use of power supplies other than theirs. Heck, I had Aristo and have used it for 5 years without a problem plus there are pleanty of excellent after market independent units on the market.”

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