Adding Fluid To Your Locomotive's Smoke Generator - Lionel 2-8-4 Berkshire Steam Locomotive and Tender Owner's Manual

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Adding fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator

Y our locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke
during operation.
The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to function. A
small bottle of smoke fluid was included with this locomotive. Press down and unscrew the cap of
the smoke fluid bottle, then add eight to ten drops of fluid directly into the smoke stack. Smoke
production will commence momentarily, faster if you run your locomotive at speed. When smoke
production decreases, add more fluid (eight to ten drops).
When you place your locomotive on the track for the first time, the smoke unit will be on.
Thereafter, the smoke unit will return to its last operating state each time you power it up. For
example, if you turn off the smoke unit before you power down the locomotive, the smoke unit
will be off the next time you power it up. If the smoke unit was on before you powered down
the locomotive, the smoke unit will be on the next time you power it up. When operating your
locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, press AUX1, 8 on your CAB-1
Remote Controller to turn off the smoke unit; press AUX1, 9 to turn on the smoke unit.
To control the operation of the smoke unit with your CAB-1 Remote Controller, be
Note!
sure that the smoke unit switch is in the ON position. Refer to Figure 2 on page 5
for the location of the switch. Commands from the CAB-1 Remote Controller will
not override the switch setting.
Always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomotive smoke generator; the
generator's element can become damaged if operated without fluid. Smoke production is
greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavy load or long consist.
Always keep smoke fluid in your locomotive's smoke generator. If not, turn it off
Note!
when smoke is not desired using the smoke unit switch shown in Figure 2 on page 5
or the AUX1, 8 command if you are running in Command mode.
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