I think we're chasing a fly with a sledgehammer, here. I run both insulated (Atlas conversions) and solid frogs, and have no problems as long as the switch is constructed properly. I also "fudge" the point/stock rail distances on uninsulated switches to come up with a more realistic 8" (scale) distance between stock rails and points with no problems.
I just had an article in the latest 1/64 Modeling Guide describing my techniques. Bob Nicholson __________________________________________ --- In [email protected], Ed Kozlowsky <soldado7264@...> wrote: > > If you don't isolate the frog, it will short because the rails connected to > it on the side away from the points are opposite polarity. If you don't > isolate on the point side, you would have to either rely on point contact to > switch the polarity of the point rails or you would need to install a > switch. I don't power my frogs, so isolation is mandatory to prevent a > short. After isolating the frog, I install non-switched drops to the point > rails. I find this set-up very reliable without wiring switches to the > frogs and have had no trouble even with short wheelbase 4 wheel locos powered > by a Black Beetle. > > > Ed Kozlowsky > Sanford, Maine > From: Ed <Loizeaux@...> > >To: [email protected] > >Sent: Friday, August 5, 2011 3:52 PM > >Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Cutting Gaps at Frogs > > > > > > > >> Isolate your frogs and power them separately! It's the only way to go. > >> Tom Hawley > > > >Tom...What is the reason you want to isolate your frogs? Merely stating a > >belief does not make it true. Is there a real reason, or are folks merely > >following what some magazine article claims is the "only way to go". Still > >curious....Ed L. > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
