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Tam Valley Depot HFJ003U - DCC Hex Frog Juicer - power 6 frogs - Multi Scale

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DCC Hex Frog Juicer - power 6 frogs

For DCC systems 2 Amps to 8 Amps including NCE PowerCab.  This board can be configured to use as an automatic polarity reverser for six frogs, or a reverser for one to three reversing loops, turntables, wyes, or crossings.  Setup is simple, connect the input to the DCC track bus, and connect the output wires either to six frogs or rails.  Two jumper controls whether the two, four or six outputs act as pairs (i.e. an auto-reverser) or independently (i.e. a pair of frog juicer).  Should not be used with boosters over 10 Amps.  See the Dual Frog Juicer for 10 Amp boosters.
 
 
 
DCC Polarity Reversal and Power Routing (Frog Juicers)
 

Confused about which frog juicer you need? See the page Support/Which Frog Juicer

 

For how to wire different types of turnouts an excellent resource is Alan Gartner's Wiring for DCC website.  Wherever you see a power routing switch, you can susbstitute a frog juicer.

How to wire a large complex layout with Block Detectors and Circuit Breakers.

Please note - Frog Juicers are DCC (Digital Command Control) devices ONLY.  They will not work with DC or 3-rail.  They will work with most all DCC systems, Lenz, Roco, NCE (including the PowerCab), Digitrax, Zymo, MRC, CVP.  If you don't see your DCC system here, don't worry, there are just too many to list them all!

Alas, they will not work with the Bachmann EZ-DCC system or the SPROG II as they do not have enough power to reach the 1.7 Amp switching threshold.  However, if you use one or our boosters then you can use frog juicers and other auto-reversers with these systems.

Peco Electrofrog Update- All Frog Juicers work with Peco electrofrog turnouts without any modification to the Peco turnout. The same applies to other power-routing turnouts (e.g. older Shinoharas). You still need to insulate the Peco electrofrog turnouts as in the instructions that come with the turnout.  For a normal turnout, that mans using insulated rail joiners on the 2 rails leaving the frog. 

Peco Insulfrogs do not need a frog juicer as the frog is plastic and cannot be powered.

Trouble with your PSX ciruit breakers shorting faster than the frog juicers?
Older versions of the PSX were slower and the frog juicer would trip before the PSX ciruit breaker.  Newer ones are set faster than the frog juicers.  You can slow the PSX down by programming it. Thanks to Larry Puckett and his website DCC Guy for this tip:
"The solution is to slow down the PSX and give the Frog Juicer enough time to do its job. On the PSX set CV55=1 and CV65=128, and the PSX delay should work with the Frog Juicers."

 


 

 

 
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Store Location:
P# 253 / Aisle 13C #2301
Scale:
Multi Scale

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