danic19

Hi Dan,

 

Following on from that, are the switch rails wired to the stock rails (as in post 19) and the hinges clean...? If the contact isn't sufficiently reliable then the juicer won't detect a short and change polarity, and the loco stalls with all pickup wheels on rails of the same polarity.

Hi 

i have just been and checked everything, anything that needed cleaned has been cleaned and the problem is still there. I was wondering would the distance from the place where the power is taken from the track make a difference.

Hi yeah the wires between the switch rails and frogs have been cut on all points.

Thanks for the help though

P.s I have 6 of them and all of them do this but on the odd occasion they do change instantly and cause no power disruptions.

Dan

Both ends of the loop are isolated with insulated joiners

I have 6 of the auto frogs all of them are on the layout

The point blades are not wired to the stock rails.

Both sides of the loop have dropper wires as does the siding.

The point into the siding is an insul-frog so it has no wiring.

Unfortunately I am out of the house at the moment so cannot try anything on the layout .

Thanks for the suggestions I'll give them a go when I am back at the house.

Dan

Hi not sure if any body will read this but I have recently been experiencing problems with my gaugemaster auto frogs.

The locomotives mostly come to a complete stop on the section controlled by the autofrog.

On the odd occasion the locomotive will not stop when getting to this part and as it crossed it you can hear the relay tick and the loco keeps going.

Here's a YouTube link showing you what's happening

Dan