The Y
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 11:34 pm
I have re wired my Peco elecrofrog points where you remove the small wires to the switching rails under the track, thus isolating them. And then soldering a wire from these switching rails to the stock rail so the switching rail is always the same polarity as the stock rail. The frog will then be wired independently with the polarity being changed when the point is switched.
My problem occurs when I went to do the same thing with a short Y point. .... The conversion could not be done. There are no small wires under the track that can be removed. And also no isolating section in the switching rail.
Does this mean that the circuit needs to be completed with the switching rail touching the stock rail? If I do solder a small wire from the switch rail to stock rail (both sides) is there a chance of a short between the frog and wing rails? It looks to me like the frog, and therefore the switching rails are all the same polarity. So wiring the switch rails to the stock rails will also create a short.
Any ideas?
Is it possible to cut an isolating section in the switch rails with a Dremel?
My problem occurs when I went to do the same thing with a short Y point. .... The conversion could not be done. There are no small wires under the track that can be removed. And also no isolating section in the switching rail.
Does this mean that the circuit needs to be completed with the switching rail touching the stock rail? If I do solder a small wire from the switch rail to stock rail (both sides) is there a chance of a short between the frog and wing rails? It looks to me like the frog, and therefore the switching rails are all the same polarity. So wiring the switch rails to the stock rails will also create a short.
Any ideas?
Is it possible to cut an isolating section in the switch rails with a Dremel?