MisterBeasley Power the frogs. Simple answer. If nothing else, drop a wire from the frog so that the job will be easier later on. If you are driving the turnouts with Tortoises, it's a no-brainer. All it takes is wire.
Power the frogs. Simple answer.
If nothing else, drop a wire from the frog so that the job will be easier later on.
If you are driving the turnouts with Tortoises, it's a no-brainer. All it takes is wire.
Rich
Alton Junction
fieryturboI'm doing some work on my layout, and it occurred to me that I should probably care about at least knowing why I should power the frog. Atlas turnouts are isolated, so I don't really have to deal with it per se, but under what situations does it become critical?
I dunno..60 years in the hobby and dozens of ISLs under my belt I never found a reason to power a switch frog even with the old timey brass track and brass wheels..
Even at slow switching speeds I never had a stall issue even with a two axle Mantua Plymouth center cab switcher over those terrible Atlas switches with the rubber looking frog.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
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