hot frog

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Anonymous

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hot frog

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:22 PM

hello men and women of the model train persuasion,
i just bought the very nice Atlas #8 turnouts and i need to wire the frog, so that it has power for my itty bitty 4-4-0 and 0-4-0, 0-6-0, and even a 2-8-2. Its a big frog. can someone go intor the details, like what electronic equipment to purchase (relay!?)

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nfmisso

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From: San Jose, California
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Posted by nfmisso on Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:36 PM

Use the contacts on your Tortise switch motor. Or do what Iain Rice did on the Roque Bluffs project layout in MR.

Nigel N&W in HO scale, 1950 - 1955 (..and some a bit newer too) Now in San Jose, California

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 1:32 AM

ok, i'll look into the roque bluffs article, BTW i am not using the tortoise machine, i am using caboose industry(i think) plastic throws(manual)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 3:23 AM

Caboose Industries makes a manual ground throw that has a set of contacts on it to power the frog.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 7:55 AM

Hmmm... I though a "hot frog" was one crossing an Arizona highway in mid summer. [:D]

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