Preparing the Peco Electrofrog Turnout for Installation
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- Demo of how to modify the turnout for best electrical connectivity and to insure that your frog juicer will work as expected. Also, some tips on preparing the ends of the turnout to best accept rail joiners.
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dccwiki.com/PECO_Electrofrog
www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_...
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I have watched a lot of videos on Electrofrogs, Insulfrogs & Unifrogs; this is the clearest by far, besides being shorter that most. Bravo!
I hope PECO gets some inspiration from this excellent demo and could do the job for us.
They won't because the required wiring & switching means the product will no longer be ready to run.
This is great! Going to bullet proof all my Peco Electrofrog Switches and add Tam Juicers in Yards! Thanks!
Thanks for an informative video. If i modify my electrofrog turnouts as per your video, can i use side-mounted point motors? Alan
Thank your for this tutorial 👍
Why is 5:15 necessary? Aren't these already conected?
Sorry mine didn’t work. When I put the plast joiners on the train dies when it goes past. Can someone please help?
I don't know what the source of the issue is. As long as there is power going to all the rails, including the frog, and there is no short, the train should pass over the plastic joiner okay. On the electrofrog turnout, the frog must be powered as it is electrically insulated from the adjoining tracks. The joiners themselves are only there to keep the tracks aligned better. If they weren't there, it would be the same as simply cutting a gap in the rail.
Mine did not work either Scott and I have been building layouts for 40 years.
I got it working by tossing the plastic joiners lol. Hey whatever works lol
@@scottwalker5421 That's interesting. I am having a think about it. I have already rewired my layout now without frog juicers. I needed new switches, new point motors and a total rewire.
Nice video. Would using a frog juicer eliminate all these mods? I am trying to decide on which Peco 3 way turnout to get for DCC locos. Thanks!
I have been away for years. What on earth is a "frog juicer"?
A frog juicer is wired to the frog and the 2 track wires. The frog juicer electronics will send current from one of the 2 wires to its “output” wire to keep the polarity to the loco correct. It can sense a short circuit caused by the loco quickly enough to switch from one wire to another. Google the term to get a fuller explanation.
@@BobWesneski I installed them on my layout and they simply did not work. Power was NCE. I have used that with electrofrogs for year with no problems until I used frog juicers. Does anyone know why?