11-21-2010, 02:28 PM
The spacing between the rails is too small - ie, the insulator is not big enough. The traditional approach has been to put a coat of fingernail polish over the area where it shorts, but that will eventually wear off and need to be renewed. A more pernanent fix is shown on Allan Gartner's Wiring for DCC site: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_peco.htm Scroll down to the "Solving shorts in the Peco Insulfrog turnouts" section which is just a little down from the top of the page.
--Randy
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad of the 1950's in HO
Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information:
http://www.readingeastpenn.com
Visit my web site to see layout progress and other information:
http://www.readingeastpenn.com