Skip to main content

Replies sorted oldest to newest

Gargraves track needs each rail to receive power if that is what you are asking. All rails are insulated from each other, so it works great for using as a signal relay with only some insulating pins needing to be added.

I have a friend who wired every section of his Gargraves track, each 36.25 inch section got electrical hookup. Said he wasn't gonna chance any voltage drop out.

 

So far the only drawback is that some of my MTH engines don't like Gargraves switches, it's something about the switch design.

Maybe Ross Custom Switches are better, I will have to wait for some money to buy any Ross switches.

 

Lee Fritz

I have about 400 feet of track. 90% is Gargraves Flex-Track with lots of free-flowing sweeping curves. The only exceptions are the switches (Ross) and a couple of return loops using GG sectional track where I wanted the loops to be perfectly circular and concentric.

 

As said elsewhere, bending flex-track beyond a 54" or so diameter is tough but doable if you take your time. Also a pain is getting the flex-track sections to form smooth connections, especially when the sections join on a curve since the inner rail will extend and the outside rail will shorten.

100% Ross (about 36 of them) and Gargraves track... sectional curves and flex. Wired to run conventional, TMCC/Legacy, and DCS. Used the white insulating pins to create blocks per DCS recommendations, each block is 10-12 track sections with drops/feeders in the middle of the block. 

 

IMG_0896

 

IMG_0899

 

IMG_0904

 

IMG_0907

 

IMG_0924

 

IMG_0941

Attachments

Images (6)
  • IMG_0896
  • IMG_0899
  • IMG_0904
  • IMG_0907
  • IMG_0924
  • IMG_0941
Post
The Track Planning and Layout Design Forum is sponsored by

AN OGR FORUM CHARTER SPONSOR

OGR Publishing, Inc., 1310 Eastside Centre Ct, Suite 6, Mountain Home, AR 72653
800-980-OGRR (6477)
www.ogaugerr.com

×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×
×