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Mel is our Atlas crossover guru. His page is here.
If we can believe his drawing, and I am sure we can, the frog rails are hot, powered by internal jumpers, I think. That little bitty frog isn't going to stall out the President Washington
In a Peco turnout, the convergence of frog rails is a place where a short can occur. I don't recall seeing the complaint about Atlas.
An internal fault could lead to a dead frog rail. A cheap Harbor Freight voltmeter could test that.
I'm wondering if there is something else in this particular loco that is causing a short.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
My DCC Sound President Washington B&O 5300 Broadway Limited keeps stalling and shorting out on an Atlas crossing at the apex of the crossover; I use the term apex to signify the place where the two track, four turnout (Which are atlas also) converge. Can the frog of the crossing by powered in DCC to allow a continuous flow of traffic across the crossover? Is it a bum or bad crossing perhaps? I will have to rebuild the crossover if that is the case. Will post a picture in a few hours.