Hi ALL, I'm adding a cross over on a mainline and a turnout from a double to single main track, the problem seems to be that I have a short whenever I switch from main one to main two, and when I switch the crossover from main one it causes a short to main two, Im thinking I could use either insulated rail joiners or cut the rail, just asking for feedback, Thanks!!!!! Trainsrme1
Just a guess here but it almost sounds like you have live frogs and power routing turnouts. The classic Atlas wiring book has a article on how to properly wire them. Power feeds on that type have to be on the point side rather than the frog side. One route everything is fine. The other causes problems if the feed isn't right.
Yeah, it would help to know if the Peco turnouts are Electrofrog, Insulfrog, or Unifrog.
Does you wiring match on the two parallel mainlines? If the feeders don't match, a short will occur when a locomotive reaches the other mainline.
Rich
Alton Junction
This sounds like exactly the issue I had.
I had always used Insulfrog turnouts on my N DCC layout. The store was out, and I bought Electrofrog instead. After installing it, I had a short.
After looking up the problem, I found the following picture. The yellow marks are where you can cut a gap. I did not install insulualted rail joiners.
Please let us know how you solve the issue.
York1 John
York1The yellow marks are where you can cut a gap. I did not install insulualted rail joiners.
Gap all four rails coming off of both frogs. Add feeders, and that should solve everything.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Hey Thanks John, for the illustration, this helps alot, I use isulated railjoiners, so this should solve the problem,