Radius of N Peco Curved Turnout

[Itsed65]

Right now my trackplan is using an atlas #5 code 55 turnout, but I think a curved one would make things a lot simpler in one particular place. Does anyone know the approxomate radius of the Peco turnout? Any problems using them with Atlas Code 55 flex track? Thanks.

[pcarrell]

I'm assuming that you are in N scale?

I'm not sure of the radius, but the Peco c55 is really c80 that is just buried in the ties further. They won't mate up unless you do some bending on your rail joiner. The other option would be to spike the rails in place and then use jumper wires to carry the current.

It can be done, but you can't just slap it together. It takes just a little more work then that. [8D]

[cuyama]

As was stated, with a little care in joining the tracks and shimming subroadbed, you should have no porblem mating PECO C55 to AtlasC55, though the PECO is actually Code 80 rail buried in the ties as has been mentioned.

The radius for the curved PECO C55 turnout is 18"/36", as found on this helpful page:
http://www.awrr.com/PECO.html

Regards,

Byron

[Itsed65]

Thanks for the link Byron, I was looking for something like that. I'm pretty sure with a solering iron and a file I can make it work [:D]

[Jacktal]

Loy's Toys website is also an excellent source of infos on Peco turnouts,like dimensions,angles,how to wire them,etc.