Hi all just got a lot of old hornby turnouts and was wondering if l could use them on a DCC layout and how to do it thay are all steel (frog) thanks Paul
Paul,
To The Forums.
Read through the answers on this site, you should find near the end the answer to your question and a lot more info from people with experience with them:
http://www.modelsbuzz.com/can-anyone-help-a-6-year-old-with-a-hornby-points-problem-i...-9423223.html
Take Care!
Frank
thanks frank for the quick reply that was great info but l still dont understand about switching currents for the direction of the points
Thanks again Frank Paul
pwhawkeHi all just got a lot of old hornby turnouts
Are they post 1964 "Hornby", or up to 1964 "Hornby Dublo". They are quite different turnout products
Any turnout will work on DCC as long as it is properly modified.
To the best of my knowledge, all Hornby turnouts are power routing, but the older Hornby turnouts have plastic frogs and the newer ones have metal frogs. Presumably, the newer Hornby turnouts with metal frogs are live, not dead, and if that is the case, you will need to gap some rails to prevent shorts when the points are thrown.
Where are our Hornby experts?
Rich
Alton Junction
pwhawke thanks frank for the quick reply that was great info but l still dont understand about switching currents for the direction of the points Thanks again Frank Paul
You must have missed the part about power routing on that site. That is a Hornby Forum.
Do what Rich suggested those are Electro-Frog turnouts with metal frog and gap/insulate both rails after the frog end. All turnouts are DCC friendly if installed properly.
Do a little more navigating on that site, you can even ask questions. Unless they changed it.