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track wiring

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  • From: Bedford, MA, USA
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Posted by MisterBeasley on Saturday, May 28, 2011 10:02 AM

Which turnouts are you using?  Most are "DCC Friendly" and don't require special wiring, but some do.

It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse. 

da1
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  • From: Alberta, Canada
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Posted by da1 on Friday, May 27, 2011 10:26 PM

The frog needs to be fully isolated.  Check it with your ohmeter - if there is connection to _any_ other rail  the Frog Juicer won't work.

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track wiring
Posted by RCSR on Friday, May 27, 2011 9:57 PM

Hi- When wiring track for DCC, and using properly wired frog juicers from Tam valley depot, is it neccessary to gap the rails in a  facing point turnout situation?

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