I found a old and discarded smoke cannon at a scrap yard! It looked in rough shape, but still had some oil in its container. With a bit experimentation and at last forcefully feeding it oil, it gave off its smoke! As a bonus, I got most of my workshop lubricated from half-burned oil smoke raining down droplets everywhere!
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Smoke Screen Cannon Protect 950 XP
The performance of this smoke screen unit, in my tests, are most likely less than expected from the datasheet. It was discarded and had only a small amount of oil left. Looking at the specifications, it should have performed much better. Judging from the raining oil from partly burned oil, shows that the heater was not hot enough.
| Supply voltage | 230 VAC, 50 Hz |
| Power usage | 1080 Watt |
| Standby power usage | 65 Watt |
| Warmup time | 1.5 – 10 minutes |
| Size | L 456, W 340, H 190 mm |
| Weight | 28 kg |
| Capacity | 950 m3 in 30 seconds |
| Total smoke capacity from full container | 2900 m3 |
| Oil container | 1.1 Liter |
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