Connecting Frog Wires to Atlas #4 and #6 Custom Line Turnouts to Allow for Powered Frogs.
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This video demonstrates a very successful way to attach frog wires to Atlas #4 and #6 Custom Line turnouts. Connecting a wire to the turnout frog will enable the modeler to power the turnout frog.
I found that when I soldered directly to the tab, the glue holding the frog in place melted and the frog lifted. This is a much better solution. Thanks!
Jeff, I tried what you did and I had the same result. This method works flawlessly. Thanks for watching!
Powering the frogs was probably the most important upgrade I have done on my N scale layout. A locomotive has to be ridiculously dirty before it will stall.
Absolutely. It's a must do for track wiring.
somthing I do not need to deal with, I have dead frogs aka Plastic. So no amount of soldering will fix that :)
Plastic is a poor conductor for sure. I have all of the wiring done on the peninsula and I've done low speed tests on the track and frogs. My short ALCO HH-660 switcher can crawl over the frogs without any interruption in power. Video coming April 29th.
Would it not be safer to use a small file to make the slot accomodate the wire?
Yes it probably would be safer, but the cutoff wheel takes just a few seconds. Safer is always better though.
Could you attach the feeder to the bottom of the frog? I do see alot of people doing it this way too.
If I would have thought of that before laying the track it could have been done. Same process just upside down.