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Title: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: The Old Man on January 25, 2008, 07:02:37 PM
What's the difference between the EZ Track standard turnout and the #5 turnout?

Thanks,
David
Title: Re: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: the Bach-man on January 25, 2008, 11:47:40 PM
Dear David,
The EZ Track turnout is a curved section overlaid on a straight. The curved leg is 18" radius.
A numbered turnout does not have a curved leg. The number indicates that the divergent route moves one unit to the side for each five units of run. Thus the larger the number of a turnout, the longer it is.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: The Old Man on January 26, 2008, 12:46:35 AM
Thank you.  Why/when is one used over another?
Title: Re: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: sour rails on January 27, 2008, 09:18:03 PM
     These switches are preferred for use in yards that require close spacing of tracks.
Title: Re: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: rogertra on January 28, 2008, 12:20:35 AM
Quote from: sour rails on January 27, 2008, 09:18:03 PM
     These switches are preferred for use in yards that require close spacing of tracks.

Only on model railroads.

"Eee Zed" track follows no prototype on this side of the pond and probably on no side of the pond.
Title: Re: #5 Turnout--what is it?
Post by: Woody Elmore on January 28, 2008, 09:21:41 AM
The numbers, like 5 and 6, refer to the frog angle. Number five is basically a one inch spread in five inches; number 6 is one inch spread in 6 inches. The bigger the number the longer the switch. 

EZ switches and Atlas Snap switches consist of a curved section and a straight section - this is not prototype practice.
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