>"David Heine" wrote:
> Ed,
> I guess you're not counting gaps <snip>
Hi Dave....You are correct, I am not counting gaps. My topic of concern for
today is the erroneous belief that isolated frogs are "needed" or "mandatory"
or "the only way to go" or "necessary" or something similar. I am trying to
clear up some misconceptions, but it is proving much more difficult than I had
envisioned.
> Gapping the point side of the frog allows for two advantages <snip> > stub
> turnouts must have the frog gapped <snip>
To gap or not to gap is not my topic dejour. My concern is with the incorrect
belief that isolated frogs are mandatory.
> dual gauge track also must have isolated frogs <snip>
Yes, we can agree that specialized trackage might need isolated frogs, however
my assumption is that we are talking about the average common turnouts on the
typical home layout built by the average modeler.
> And not all frogs need gaps.
I believe we could start another entire thread about gapping. My interest, at
the moment, is the common misunderstanding that isolated frogs are necessary
instead of being just one of several alternatives.
> Of course, if we all ran radio-controlled battery-powered trains, we
> wouldn't need to worry about track wiring at all.
> Dave Heine
Actually, there are systems out there that are battery-powered with infra-red
line-of-sight controls. They work well on plastic track. The entire layout
could be isolated instead of just the frogs. Ha....!!
Cheers....Ed L.
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