Comments on: Peco Electrofrog Turnouts

By: Hervey

Hervey — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 15:25:51 +0000

With over 50 Peco electrofrog turnouts on my DCC layout the only way to use them and get your locos through them trouble free is to cut and solder to isolate and power the frog. Insulating joiners are an absolute necessity for the frog rails. As to powering the point rails you can gamble on the connection between the point and stock rails but I prefer to have a solid link which requires a soldered wire . A classic example of belt and suspenders.

By: Mel Sloan

Mel Sloan — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 14:17:47 +0000

I mad a mistake in my previous comment. You need to insulate your reverse at both ends.

By: Mel Sloan

Mel Sloan — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 13:26:07 +0000

I have two reverse loops on my layout with Peco Electrofrog switches. You need to use insulated jointers on the switch wing. I use a Digitrax AR-1 to control each loop.

By: Tony Smith

Tony Smith — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 07:47:15 +0000

I’m sure the latest iteration of the Peco Eletrofrog points don’t have the bits that needed to be cut in earlier versions. Mine certainly didn’t need anything cut when I used them in a simple setup, DC not DCC, for my grandson last year, and have been working perfectly ever since.

By: David Stokes

David Stokes — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:22:36 +0000

See the relevant Youtube video from Charlie Bishop’s Chadwick. He has an excellent tutorial on preparing electrofrog points.