Im sure this topic has been brought up in the past so sorry for bringing it upon you guys again. Can some one draw a simple drawing on how to power route a frog using a tortoise? Thanks.
The general principles and the connections for a number of makes of turnouts can be found on Allan Gartner's site at http://www.wiringfordcc.com Go to the turnout section and you'll see a power routing contact on the diagrams - this will be one of the auxiliary contacts on the Tortoise (which I'll have to look up later unless someone else can say which pads to use). Look down the red menu on the right of the page as well - there is quite a bit about power routing.
Saving a tortoise/Power route Check this out it might be helpful http://www.wiringfordcc.com/sw_ctl.htm#tort_conn Good luck AlanC.
Found my reference images. Below is the contact arrangement for the Tortoise. Note that circuit board is now configured as a break before make arrangement for each switch. The earlier versions were make before break which caused a momentary short circuit between normal and reverse pads when throwing. Following are applications images for the four mounting options.
The following are arranged in relation to the turnout; Front mount - where the Tortoise is mounted on the approach side of the turnout, Rear mount - where the Tortoise is mounted under the turnout, LHSNC - where the switch is closed on the left side looking at the tip of the switch blades for the normal position, and RHSNC - where the switch is closed on the right side looking at the tip of the switch blades for the normal position Rail orientation is in relation to looking at the front (diverging side) of the turnout.
