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Wiring Turnouts Insulated Frogs
Philip has a question for readers on wiring turnouts and insulated frogs:
“Can someone tell me do I need to isolate my turnouts if they have an insulated frog? I am running DCC and using a bus wire around the entire track with Atlas insulated remote snap switches. Thanks for the help in letting me post this question.”
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Philip,
You don’t need to isolate your turnouts if they are all insul-frogs. You don’t need any insulated gaps in the track if you are operating DCC. More advanced operations create isolated “districts” so as to minimise disruption if a short circuit occurs. If you have a reverse loop, this will require insulation and some extra wiring.
Regards
Ian (Aus)