Well I finally got around to installing some of the Frog Juicers I bought. My little 4-4-0 made its first lap around the layout in 6 minutes, 36 seconds at 25MPH, without stalling on any of the frogs that previously were being trouble makers.
I only had to install two juicers on my Walther's Double crossover as the Loco was unaffected by the other frogs on the crossover. On a #10 turnout the juicer seemed to correct the stalling problem, however at creeping speed the Loco still stalled in one spot. Though the area of the stall point was greatly reduced. It turned out that the plastic between the frog and wing rail was lifting the drivers up and off the rail ever so slightly. A little "plastic surgery" fixed that. Also on that same turnout, unlike all the other Walther's turnouts, there was no electrical connection between the frog and the wing rails. So I had to pull it and I cut away the plastic underneath and bridged the rails with the feeder wire. Normally the feeder gets soldered to a wing rail, but you need to check with your Ohm meter to make sure everything is copacetic. It was absolutely the last turnout that I would have wanted to remove being in a tight spot in a finished area of scenery (thanks Murphy) but everything worked out.
Two thumbs up for the frog juicers.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Good news - glad they worked out for you. I could use a few more myself.
Rob Spangler