Iain1491

Thanks, Ok, so I read that a modified electrofrog is more efficient and doesn’t rely on the switchblades working. I’m happy to save myself some work. Are you saying that an ordinary Peco motor without the micro switch attached would operate this turnout ok?

Thanks I’m pretty sure that everything is wired up correctly, but I’ll give it a go with the buzzer on the multimeter - I wasn’t aware it had that function. Interestingly, a couple of days ago I disconnected part of the track so I was just left with a straight run and turnout A on the diagram and the DCC system still cut out when the loco passed the turnout. This is what prompted me to ask for help as I couldn’t understand why this was happening as it wasn’t connected to anything else other than the bus wire below.

Thanks, I know that the switches themselves work but at the moment I’ve disconnected the power to the switches (I still have them connected to the red and blue bus and the point frog is wired back to the switch) and for the time being I am operating the turnouts manually, but still getting the shorts.

1. The other points are just older Peco ones like those shown on the right in the photo. They are still electrofrog but don’t have the additional gap after the switching rails as I highlighted in yellow. I’m not using any insulfrig turnouts. 2. When I say ‘short’ as the loco passes over a point when switched to a particular way the DCC system cuts out. 3. I do have a multimeter and it shows a reduction in voltage when the turnout is switched a particular way so I know this is the issue but I don’t understand why. Thanks

Thanks for all your replies so far. I will come back to you ASAP.

Having spent many hours trying to set up my track for my new model railway, I am becoming increasing frustrated and am starting to pull my what little hair I have left out of my head and would really value some help. I have laid the baseboard and intend to model my track with a shunting yard and a run-around track around the shed. However, I have encountered no end of problems with getting my points to work without shorting. Due to the fairly compact space, I only intend to use 0-4-0 and 0-6-0 steam locos on DCC. I have an NCE PowerCab which I found to be faulty and was repaired, so that was the first hurdle I overcame. The points are mostly SEEP motors with a built-in switch and the odd Peco solenoid motor with PL10 accessory switch attached. I have been able to wire up switches for my points and I have a Cobalt CDU2 to juice up the point motors, none of which has proved problematic. The track is a combination of Hornby and Peco and the points themselves are mostly Peco Streamline Electrofrog small left and right turnouts which I have cut the small wire underneath and I've bound the stock and closure rails with additional wires to make them electrically live. So I appear to have done everything I think I should have done. However the issues arise when I try to run my 0-6-0 loco, particularly where I have face-to-face points: there are certain places, namely A and B in the diagram attached where I have a short when the loco runs over the point. Currently point A shorts when the loco passes going East to West, but is ok going down to the next track. Similarly point B shorts as well. I'm not sure that I shouldn't have a double IRJ at point C with additional dropper wires to power the track in between points B and C. ?? Finally, although I have adapted my Peco streamline point, I have an older Peco Electrofog point which only has pivoted switching rails and I'm not sure where (or if) I need an additional break in the rails, or if I can adapt this point in the same way above the switching rails as the other points - or would I be better just to buy new points? I know I have a lot of questions here, but if anyone could help I would be most grateful as this hobby is supposed to be enjoyable and at the moment it is proving anything but! I know I may have missed something really obvious, but I am a beginner, so be gentle with me... Thank you in anticipation of your help.