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<p>[quote user="tbdanny"]</p> <p> </p> <div class="quote-header"> </div> <blockquote class="quote"> <div class="quote-user">BMMECNYC</div> <div class="quote-content"> <p>1. treat the frog like an electrofrog turnout, gap and power separately (if power is required)</p> <p> </p> </div> </blockquote> <div class="quote-footer"> </div> <p> </p> <p>Do you mean cutting gaps in it?  It's already an electrofrog turnout, with the dual frog juicer sorting out the polarity.</p> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <p>[/quote]</p> <p>No.  I was assuming based on the photo posted that you had the insulfrog version.  Since you have the electrofrog, their should already be the appropriate gaps to prevent shorting.  Their may be some jumpers on the back that need to be cut.  If you havent balasted yet, and your turnout is nailed down, this might be a more permanent solution.</p> <p>My sugestion for filing was again based on the turnout being an insulfrog.  With the older runs of these turnouts (insulfrogs) there is a tendancy for wide tread wheels to bridge the two rails at the frog just beyond the piece of plastic where the rails come together.  This is not applicable to the electrofrog.</p> <p>Code 88 wheels wont fix the problem you are having.</p>
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