Stacey, You can always use Electrofrogs. Insulfrogs may not work well with short wheelbase locomotives or those that only have a few wheels of pick-up on each side. Insulfrogs are a little simplier to

George’s article on double crossover’s is at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/DoubleCrossover_Galyon.pdf Allan Wiring For DCC Allan Gartner WiringForDCC.com

All, I have added a section on cutting power to yard and roundhouse tracks in my website. You can find it at the What's New link at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc.htm#a1 Allan Gartner Wir

Thanks, Dale, I’ll try to learn more about it. Allan

I have added a topic on the Peco 3-Way turnouts to my website. You can get to it, along with other recent topics, in the What's New section of my website at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc

Several new topics have been added to the Wiring for DCC website. You can find them in the What's New section at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/wirefordcc_toc.htm#a1 The new topics are: 1. DCC safe sold

The MTH DCS system cannot control DCC locomotives. Some MTH locomotives can be controlled either by MTH's DCS or DCC systems. All the MTH locomotives I own are like that. Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC

Lloyd, Do you have a Zephyr or a Chief? (I assume since you had your system for a while, you don’t have an Evolution.) You said you don’t know how to set up a locomotive on your system. Do you know ho

LLoyd, Who's DCC system do you have? Allan

This forum has existed for over 20 years. It has been a place where people could ask their questions and give answers without worrying about being attacked. This is not a chat group. It is a Q&A Forum

I try to give some latitude in the discussions. Sometimes we have a lot of good dialogue on ways to approach a problem which may have multiple solutions. Each person should ask themselves, does a resp

All, Please be mindful of the purpose of this QUESTION and ANSWER Forum. This is not a chatty group. I've had to delete several threads and mute topics in the past few weeks. Please be respectful of p

Hi Rick, Do you really have some of the older Shinohara turnouts? I'd imagine they are pretty rare now. Before I answer your question, be aware that there will be new Walthers turnouts in a few months

This thread is off topic. Please wrap it up. Thank you Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC

All, I have recently added more rail anchors to my website. If you want to refer someone to a specific topic in my website and you see a rail cross section, just click on it. At the top of your browse

Please wrap up this thread as it has wandered off topic for this DCC Q&A forum. Thank you Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC Allan Gartner WiringForDCC.com

Morgan, For how to wire a Peco Insulfrog, go to my website at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_peco.htm#a1 Both frog rails are always hot as shown in the diagram. Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC

If you are on the mainline, DCC systems cannot read CVs. What system do you have? Digitrax for example, has a track power on standby mode. You will have power on the track, but nothing will go anywher

Michael, Hopefully we'll hear from N-scalers who use the Peco electrofrog. One of my website readers sent me a N-scale Peco turnout several years ago. It is documented on my website at: http://www.wir

Don Vollrath's advice for a simple test light for DCC can now be found on my website at: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/track.htm#a29 Allan Gartner Wiring For DCC