trailrider
Well-Known Member
I have decided to reconfigure one of my yards for more flexibility in operation. To do this I need to use a 3-way turnout. I happen to have a Peco, but I don't know if it is Electrofrog or Insulfrog. It is different from two others I am using on my layout, both of which have no wiring attached to the frogs. The insulating gaps in the turnout in question are in a different location from the gaps on the other two, and there are two wires attached to the underside of the frogs. One is bare wire and the other is insulated, coming from a different frog. I plan to throw the points manually, so no switch machine contacts involved. I have lost the directions from the turnout in question. Wiring those leads to a DPDT or some such would be inconvenient and would require separate actions. The locomotives that will be running in this area will be four-axle road switchers or possibly a 4-axle SW-type, with pickups from all eight wheels (2 trucks). Can I ignore the wires and simply run the locos over the gaps, or what? Or am I going to have to go buy (if available at my LHS) one of the other type?