I just got a Torro Panzer III (https://www.motionrc.com/products/to...37540136943801) and all the controls seem to work fine except for the smoke switch (the metal 2 position switch on the top right of the transmitter). When I flip it on nothing happens. I don't see any smoke switch inside the tank either. I checked the wires on the smoke unit and don't see anything out of the ordinary. Any ideas how to troubleshoot and determine if the smoke unit is possibly defective?
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Originally posted by xargsgrep View PostThe fan doesn't turn on. I have other Torro tanks and when I turn on the smoke, the smoke unit makes a very clear audible noise. On this Panzer III nothing happens at all, no fan, nothing.
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Originally posted by sclui56 View Post
The unit they use in the Pz3 is indeed with a fan (as opposed to the older "piston" type). as others had indicated, check the wiring and joints. But my sample from Motion rec'd last month had the same weak Taigen/Torro smoker, so I swapped that out with a different pump (cylindrical aquarium) and HL smoker. I used a shorter one due to hull restriction on the 3.
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Originally posted by xargsgrep View Post
Do you remember if the stock smoke unit you received made a fairly loud noise when it was turned on or was it silent?
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I've used the HL fan style smoker unit with success. The fan is indeed quiet. I take a couple extra steps; first, I use the model railroading "Mega Steam" smoke fluid, and second (gotta open up the tank for this, mine are on magnets) I fill the unit directly. Depending on the tank, the routing of the exhaust can make refilling almost impossible. The Panzer IV and King Tiger are two examples of this.
Here's my Pershing with the steps I mentioned.
Twenty six tanks, and not done yet!
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Originally posted by xargsgrep View PostI just got a Torro Panzer III (https://www.motionrc.com/products/to...37540136943801) and all the controls seem to work fine except for the smoke switch (the metal 2 position switch on the top right of the transmitter). When I flip it on nothing happens. I don't see any smoke switch inside the tank either. I checked the wires on the smoke unit and don't see anything out of the ordinary. Any ideas how to troubleshoot and determine if the smoke unit is possibly defective?
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Originally posted by DavidN View Post
May I ask if your tank comes with the "new cannon smoke feature which emits a puff of smoke from the barrel when the main cannon is fired"? And did it come inside a wooden crate? Thank you!
2. Yes, it came inside a wooden crate
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Originally posted by xargsgrep View Post
1. Mine does not have the new cannon smoke feature
2. Yes, it came inside a wooden crate
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