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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by mcouvillion dimastep, Caboose Indistries makes a ground throw with an integral SPDT switch. I installed over 50 on our club layout to power the frogs of every switch. There are three leads from the SPDT switch: the center one connects to the wire to the frog, the one away from you connects to the bus for the away rail, the one near you connects to the bus for the near rail. Make sure that you have insulated the two rails from the frog from the two routes leading to the switch, and you are done. No biggie! Once you have done one or two, you will realize it is very simple and quick to do. Good luck, Mark C. [/quote] Will the contacts on the Caboose Industries ground throw handle the relatively high current that comes with the use of DCC? Since some of those boosters can put out 5 to 8 amps, it seems that the contacts might have a tendency to fry. Anybody have any comments? Do you need to connect the Caboose Industries contacts to a relay to do the switching?
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