Rail King SANTA FE STEEL RAIL FREIGHT HAULER 2-6-0 Operating Instructions Manual - Railking
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RailKing 2-6-0 Operating Manual
RAILKING
ProtoSmoke® Unit
Operation
The smoke of your RailKing 2-6-0 locomotive will put out a steady
stream of smoke through the smokestack in the locomotive shell if the
unit has been properly primed with smoke fluid and the unit switch
(located next to the trailing truck, as indicated in figure [3]) is turned to
the ON position.
Basically, the smoke unit consists of a small heating element and a wick
that soaks up the mineral-oil-based smoke fluid. The heating element
“cooks” the fluid to produce the steam of harmless smoke, while a
small electric fan running at variable speeds (depending on the throttle
setting) forces the smoke up through the smokestack. Because the fans
runs at variable speeds, the amount of smoke increases as you increase
the voltage setting.
For best results, we recommend that you insert 20 to 25 drops of
ProtoSmoke® Seuthe, LGB, or LVTS fluid into the smokestack before
you run your locomotive. If you do not add the fluid, turn off the
smoke unit by turning the switch located next to the trailing truck to
the OFF position. If you do not add fluid or turn off the unit, you
may damage the heating element or the wicking or both.
After adding the 20 to 25 drops of smoke fluid through the smokestack,
blow gently into the smokestack to eliminate air bubbles.
To prevent accidental overflows that could coat interior locomotive
parts, do not overfill the smoke unit.
When you notice that smoke output starts to decease as you are
running the engine, add another 10 to 15 drops of fluid or turn off the
smoke unit.
Before you store the engine for a long time, add at least 15 drops of
smoke fluid to prevent the wick from drying out. Before running a
locomotive you have been storing, add another 20-25 drops of smoke
fluid and give the wick 15 minutes to soak up the fluid before you run
the locomotive.