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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Water Models / September 2005Smoke on the water
Greetings, For the purposes of a nautical display I need to make a lot of smoke in a model yacht, and to have this emission controlled by radio. The smoke must be safe, that is not endanger the boat. Any ideas gratefully received. I am in the UK. Paul > Greetings, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > am > in the UK. There was some discussion of this several months ago so you might try google groups. As I recall, the best choices were some method using theatrical smoke juice. (Which is pretty non-toxic but does have a smell - like parafin to me.) Or an ultrasonic mister (or several) - someone suggested a home brew method using a piezo transducer and an oscilator circuit based on a 555 plus a few other parts. The theater smoke would probably produce the most smoke. I haven't tried it but I think a ceramic power resistor as a heater might do the trick. (Or maybe a tube heated by a halogen light bulb.) It would take more power than the mister approach, I'm sure. -Wm Depending on the size of the boat but, several (25) years ago I had great success using the smoke generator kits found in the model railroad department. > Greetings, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Paul Go to rec.models.rc.air & ask the airplane guys > Greetings, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Paul > Go to rec.models.rc.air & ask the airplane guys >> Greetings, [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> received. I am >> in the UK. Nicrone wire, like the kind in toasters) and an on/off stitch for a oil pump and the wire. Auto transmission fluid works best. You can buy a complete smoke set up for RC air planes.Check this out >> Go to rec.models.rc.air & ask the airplane guys >>> Greetings, [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Nicrone wire, like the kind in toasters) and an on/off stitch for a oil > pump and the wire. Auto transmission fluid works best. trouble with the aircraft set up they have a engine to produce the heat?? > You can buy a complete smoke set up for RC air planes.Check this out >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> Nicrone wire, like the kind in toasters) and an on/off stitch for a oil >> pump and the wire. Auto transmission fluid works best. er yeeess that would seem to be a problem...on the surface anyway. is there room for a couple of batt packs? if so then one could get a car cigar lighter and feed it 12v and smoke fluid. hth rex > trouble with the aircraft set up they have a engine to produce the heat?? >> You can buy a complete smoke set up for RC air planes.Check this out [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >>> Nicrone wire, like the kind in toasters) and an on/off stitch for a oil >>> pump and the wire. Auto transmission fluid works best. Get with the model railroad crowd. They have smoke generators that can be adapted to boats and run on battery. I once used a pair in the stacks of the old plastic "Blue Devil" Destroyer kit. Worked great! > er yeeess that would seem to be a problem...on the surface anyway. is > there room for a couple of batt packs? if so then one could get a car [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >>>> Nicrone wire, like the kind in toasters) and an on/off stitch for a oil >>>> pump and the wire. Auto transmission fluid works best. You can probably find more clues here. http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34676 -- Umi_Ryuzuk |
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