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Which is right for your locomotive?
Sizing an injector can be tricky, and there is certainly an element of personal preference. Below is a rough guide for which injectors EE recommends for common locomotives.
Eccentric Engineer is proud to offer the Small Scales Injector, now in both vertical and horizontal variants!
This injector is designed to deliver the same reliable performance as the Standard Injector, but is properly sized for 3/4" and 1" locomotives, as well as smaller 7.5" locomotives like the Allen Models Chloe and Fitchburg Northern.
• 2 pints (32oz) per minute at 100psi
• 35 - 150psi operating range
• 3/16" or 1/4" tubing, depending on the pipe connections selected.
• 5mm and 6mm connections now offered for our EU customers!
• Lifting / Restarting action
• Removable steam and delivery cone for in-service maintenance
• 1/4"-40 threaded overflow
You will be prompted to select connection size when adding this item to your cart. If you wish to order multiple variants, please add them to your cart separately.
LHM_STATUS: ETA Late 2027
Small Injectors (Click for ordering info!)
Now in vertical & horizontal variants!
1” Little Engines Switchers, Atlantics, Pacifics, Hudsons
Allen Models Chloe, Fitchburg Northern
1.5” Scale Americans
Little Engines Baldwin Mogul
SEE "ADDITIONAL INFO" FOR A VIDEO OF THE INJECTOR IN ACTION!
Pictured second from the right.
The Intermediate Injector is ideally sized exactly half way between the Standard and Small Scales injectors. For use on larger 1” scale locomotives and smaller 1.5” locomotives, like 0-4-0’s and Allen 2-6-0’s (for example).
The Intermediate Injector can be installed below or up high in the cab due to its ability to lift water.
Delivery: 3.25 Pints per minute (24 gallons per hour)
Operating range: 35psi - 160+
1/4” Tubing for All Connections
Overflow threaded 5/16”-40
Vertical Body Threads: 3/8”-40
Horizontal Body Threads: 7/16”-32
Intermediate Injectors (Click for ordering info!)
Now in vertical & horizontal variants!
1” Scale Northerns and articulated locomotives
Allen Models Mogul, Ten Wheeler, Consolidation
Little Engines 1.5” 0-4-0 & 0-6-0, Atlantics
Second version offered for direct swappability with SuperScale Economy injectors!
Select EE Standard or SuperScale compatible before adding to cart
With Eccentric Engineer's Standard Injector on your boiler, putting in water will be your last concern! Simple and reliable operation coupled with easy maintenance makes this the ideal choice for your steam locomotive.
Eccentric Engineer is also proud to offer a second version of the Standard Injector that is compatible with the SuperScale Economy injectors. The spanner nut sizes and locations match perfectly for a direct swap. The internal components are not interchangeable with SuperScale.
The Standard Injector can be installed below or up high in the cab due to its ability to lift water.
Delivery: 5 Pints per minute (37 gallons per hour)
Stainless Steel Nozzles
Operating range: 30psi - 160+
5/16" Minimum water inlet and delivery tubing
1/4" minimum steam inlet tubing
Overflow threaded 3/8"-32
LHM_STATUS: ETA Late 2027
Standard Injectors (Click for ordering info!)
Little Engines Pacifics, Light Northerns
Buckwalter 2-Truck Shay
2.5” Scale C-16 2-8-0
When the Standard Injector doesn’t quite cut it, and a 3/8” penberthy is just too big, Eccentric Engineer’s ‘Large Injector’ will hit that sweet spot. Injectors can be ordered with either 1/4” NPT connections or 3/8” tubing solder connections.
As always, these injectors will lift and automatically restart, and for the first time EE will offer two different delivery rates in the same body. 8 pints/min (128oz) or 6.5 pints/min (104oz). The 8 pint nozzles are a perfect half-way point between the Standard Injector and a 3/8” Penberthy, and the 6.5 pint nozzles are perfect for larger hobby boilers, like RMI’s 3.75” scale locomotives or the 2.5” scale C-21’s.
Operating Range: 8 pint 50-200psi+
6.5 pint: 40-150psi+
Delivery Rate: 8 or 6.5 pints per minute
Connections: 1/4” NPT or 3/8” Tubing
Overflow: 1/4” NPT
Max feedwater temp: 120F/50C
You will be prompted to select connection type and delivery rate when adding this item to your cart. If you wish to order multiple variants, please add them to your cart separately.
Large Injectors (Click for ordering info!)
2.5” Scale C-21
RMI “Sweet Creek”
1/3 - 1/2 Scale Steam Tractors
NKP Berkshire (6.5 pint)
Little Engines ALCO Northern
Challengers, Big Boys, and other Articulated locomotives
