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Tam Valley Frog Juicer

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Tam Valley Frog Juicer
Posted by cptsail on Monday, May 2, 2011 1:25 PM

I am purchasing a hex frog juicer.  I'm wondering if there are any turnouts that this product does NOT work with?  I'm especially interested in know ing if there are issues with ME turnouts and Railway Engineering standard DC turnouts?  Does anyone know first hand? 

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Posted by jrbernier on Monday, May 2, 2011 3:16 PM

The frog needs to be 'isolated', as in DCC friendly....

Jim

Modeling BNSF  and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin

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Posted by Phoebe Vet on Monday, May 2, 2011 3:43 PM

Well, it probably won't work very well on a turnout that has plastic frogs.

...a frog juicer?  Didn't I see one of those on Saturday Night Live in the late '60s?

Dave

Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow

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Posted by rrinker on Monday, May 2, 2011 6:15 PM

 Fresh frog juice really gets you hopping in the morning

Laugh

 

         --Randy

 


Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's

 

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Posted by jalajoie on Monday, May 2, 2011 7:50 PM

I installed 2 (single unit) frog juicer on 2 DCC unfriendly Walther/Shinohara turnouts. They work very well and should be OK with the turnouts you specified.

Jack W.

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Posted by Yampa2003 on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 6:55 AM

I have one HFJ and another one on order. I use it with ME and Peco Electrofrog turnouts, with no problem at all.

Brian

 

 

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Posted by hon30critter on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 7:54 PM

Randy

YUK!!

Dave

I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!

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