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Powering a frog

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:12 AM

 When I saw the title "Powering a Frog" I remembered this commercial.  It's a classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkuWyL9748U

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Posted by selector on Saturday, June 12, 2010 9:57 AM

 Bruce, if I were you, I would drill (or have someone do it for you...) the underside of the frog if it is a monolithic element on the whole appliance...the whole turnout.  Use a small self-tapping metal screw, or tap the hole and make it fit a small machine screw.  Then, solder a wrapped tiny filament of wire at the head of the screw and drive it home.

You would have pre-drilled a small hole below the turnout, through it's pad, for this tiny filament of wire to drop down to meet a feeder or a switch to toggle between the two needed polarities.

If the frog is not filled and monolithic as a result, you will have to figure out how to solder a wire against a part of the rails, say the frog point part.  It may be that you'll have to drill, or pare away plastic platform for the frog in order to accomplish this...I don't know how these particular turnouts are made.

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Posted by Blind Bruce on Saturday, June 12, 2010 9:23 AM

Thanks Pete. I do have a copy of that and it does explain the electical aspects but what I need is specifically where to drill the hole in the frog and how to solder it without it snagging a flange etc.

BB

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Posted by locoi1sa on Friday, June 11, 2010 8:24 PM

 Here is some info on your turnouts.

http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_walthers.htm

   Pete

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Powering a frog
Posted by Blind Bruce on Friday, June 11, 2010 7:36 PM

I have all Walthers/Shinohara "dcc friendly" turnouts including 4s, 6s and curved. My question is what is the best way to power these frogs? Where best to drill the hole not just "in the frog" but a detailed description. A photo is not as good as a dood description.

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Bruce in the Peg

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