Bach Man or anyone else--
Are Bachmann's HO #4 switches power-routed so that the direction of the switch energizes one track and does not electrify the other?
Steve
I'm not totally sure what you mean by the #4 switches, since Bachmann only makes #5 and #6 switches. They also make a remote turnout but that's not numbered because it's a curved turnout.
Either which way, I don't think ANY of the HO scale Bachmann turnouts are power routed. The N scale remote turnouts are power routed, but unless you switch scales, that doesn't help you at all.
From your other post, I would guess that you'll have to isolate it and use a toggle switch to convert the turnout section from DCC to DC and to turn off the power. I don't have any idea how to do that, but I think I've seen it in Model Railroader magazine.
Kevin
Kevin--
Thank you for your reply. You are right, I don't think Bachmann made #4 switches per se, I just assumed that the cheapest ones were #4 since the other two were #5 and #6, respectively. Anyway, it sounds like I'll have to set up blocks for the sidings I mentioned in previous post.
Thanks again,
Steve
Bach man and others--
I realized that the number #4 switch I mentioned in my previous post may not be #4 switches after all. I just assumed they were since the two options Bachmann offers are #5 and #6 switches, respectively. Whether they are "#4" or not, my question still holds: are these remote switches with curves (item #44561-left; and item # 44562 - right) power routed or not. One respondent indicated that they are not. What have others experienced?
Thanks for your input,
Steve
Dear Steve,
Our regular remote turnouts, unlike the numbered turnouts, have a curved section basically overlaid on a straight section for use in sectional track layouts. They are not power routing.
Numbered turnouts, like their prototypes, have a divergent straight section. The number tells how many units of straight run equal one unit of divergence, like rise and run on a roof.
Have fun!
the Bach-man