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Turnout Confusion #4,#5,#6,#8
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I have been comparing track and have become very confused about turnouts. I was comparing Atlas Customline turnouts to the new Peco code 83 turnouts and noticed that Peco has a #5 but not a #4. Atlas has a #4 but not a #5. What is the difference? I understand that the # designates frog angle but for the non-engineers that doesn't mean alot. I also understand that the radius is diffrerent for the inside and outside rail. The lower the number, the lower the radius (I think). But what exactly is the radius for a #4, #5, #6, etc? And what is with those Shinohara turnouts with all kinds of crazy numbers? Is the frog angle a NMRA standard? Help!
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