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[quote user="rrinker"]Larger sizes you may want to power the frog. My 'trick' if it was one, was having feeders on both rails at all 3 legs. You can do this with Atlas, you CANNOT do this with Peco Electrofrog or other power routing turnouts.[/quote] You can in fact power all routes of a Peco Electrofrog, but you have to do some modifications.  Note: this will disable the power-routing feature of the turnout.  Gaps will need to be cut to isolate the frog, both on the diverging end of frog and the side with the turnout points.  I then insert a small piece of .010-.020" styrene into the gap, depending on the method used to cut and how careful I was.  I then CA this styrene in place.  You can now power your frog with a frog juicer.  Next turn the turnout over.  On the back on Peco Mediums and Larges there are four gaps in a line in the plastic between the ties.  If not, pick a spot where the rails are only 1/4" apart and remove the plastic between 2 ties, being careful not to damage said ties.  Solder a piece of copper wire between the rails that are on the same side, making sure that the wire does not stick down below the level of the ties on the turnout.
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