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Old December 16th 17, 12:56 AM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech,sci.electronics.repair
Clare Snyder
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Default Do you have the electronics skills to design a good home made smoke machine?

On Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:52:41 -0500, Tekkie® >
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>Arthur Wood posted for all of us...
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>> All we need to find vacuum leaks in a complex engine is a smoke machine
>> that works. All it needs to do is...
>> a. Emit lots of smoke that won't clog up an engine when it condenses, and,
>> b. Constantly push that smoke at a couple of psi for about a half hour.
>>
>> We made a smoke machine to work on a friend's kid's old bimmer but the
>> smoke machine we made failed to generate enough smoke. And now I need a
>> smoke machine.
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke2.jpg.html
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>> It seems so simple, and yes, we've seen the "cigar in a can" and "burning
>> rags in a can" videos but they all have problems of not generating enough
>> smoke for a long enough period of time.
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>> Our machine generates smoke for a long time but not enough smoke!
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke7.jpg.html
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>> It's 3 holes in a new paint can with glycerin in a soup can inside.
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke3.jpg.html
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>> The top has a 12VDC diesel glow plug which gets red hot. It is stuck into
>> the glycerin in a soup can. That generates the smoke.
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke5.jpg.html
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>> We push that smoke out regulated at about 3 psi with an air gun mounted on
>> the side.
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke8.jpg.html
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>> There's just not enough smoke.
>> https://www.turboimagehost.com/p/368...moke9.jpg.html
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>> Do you know what fluid would generate more non-sticky smoke?
>> Or do you know of a hundred dollar smoke machine that can do the two thing?
>> a. Emit lots of smoke that won't clog up an engine when it condenses, and,
>> b. Constantly push that smoke at a couple of psi for about a half hour.

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>From reading replies you don't any research on anything before posting, then
>you argue and ask more questions. Are you a previous poster under another
>name?

You thinking the same guy that argued about tire mounting and
ballancing???

My thought too. Mabee his twin brother from a different mother???
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