Blue Plastic Tracks
Steam along thomas steams again! - Printable Version

+- Blue Plastic Tracks (https://www.blueplastictracks.org)
+-- Forum: Blue Plastic Tracks (https://www.blueplastictracks.org/forum-36.html)
+--- Forum: Takara/TOMY/Plarail/Tomica world (https://www.blueplastictracks.org/forum-2.html)
+--- Thread: Steam along thomas steams again! (/thread-605.html)

Pages: 1 2

Steam along thomas steams again! - ROCKINATOR - 12-20-2014

After two hours of fiddling, fixing and testing, my steam along thomas is back on the rails steaming happy. And now I can say I have a WORKING steam thomas Big Grin    

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - Super - 12-20-2014

[Image: applause-smiley-emoticon.gif] Great work Rock. What was the problem?

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - ROCKINATOR - 12-20-2014

Both wires were broke. I won't get into details.

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - Super - 12-20-2014

The details could help others perusing these Forums.

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - ROCKINATOR - 12-20-2014

True. Now I believe this may not be correct, but I believe the setup that hides the wiring may be the thing that ruins these special locos. Before I opened the casing I thought of getting a triangle safety screwdriver and saving thomas' metallic shell and chucking the rest. But I decided to open the casing. Because when I opened the casing that hides the wires I saw two wires broke. So I had to cut away enough extra wire to make a solid connection. Then not taped or nothing I tested it, to find out the wires caused the problem. I was so happy it was a simple fix I could've bounced off the wall. So I got the wires together and taped them toghether first went so did second. It didn't work. Turns out the wires separted themselves. After repeating the same process about five or six times, I gave up and grabbed a rednecks backup weapon if duct tape don't work-superglue. Put a drop in both wires stuck them together and it's worked like a charm. And would anyone know if baby oil would make better steam then just straight water.

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - Super - 12-20-2014

Brilliant idea of using Super Glue Rock, Good Job! [Image: huge-thumbs-up-smiley-emoticon.gif]

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - sunhuntin - 12-20-2014

you can get proper smoke oil for scale model locos. not sure if that would work or not. can get all sorts of scents, from christmas trees to bacon! LOL

EDIT: IMPORTANT! will not work with steam along thomas or other toy smoking engines for reasons mentioned in this thread. oil is designed for HO and other scale model trains etc. meant to type this initially but forgot. [blonde + christmas = forgetfulness]

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - Super - 12-20-2014

I am not so sure that using oil would work. These trains make cool steam and I believe that any oil steam units has to heat it up for it to make steam. I am not sure exactly how these cool mist Tomy trains make the mist but I don't think anything heats up. It is a good question though. I certainly would like to know exactly how it works.

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - sunhuntin - 12-20-2014

o, true. lol. just ignore the blonde, haha Rolleyes

RE: Steam along thomas steams again! - Super - 12-20-2014

Bacon Smoke [Image: rolling.gif]