[db ice 3]

hi stmartins -

what rolling stock and track are you using? ... i have fleischmann piccolo (n gauge) track and rolling stock with 1 sound loco - its the dmu 2 car unit with 6 axles - all of which pick up power and 4 that drive as well ... it runs over the fleischmann curved electro-frog points with no probs/interruptions at all - i was also at the scottish model rail exhibition one layout was a modern day OO motive power depot with lots if not all locos running sound on electro-frog points - all without any probs in the 10-15 mins i stood and watched. is there any cv adjustments u can make to compensate for current variations? or even install something like the lenz non-interrutable power module - which supplies power to the module whilst the loco is going across dead sections of tracks.

 

[db ice 3]

not having a go at the french ... but you could buy german instead! ... fleischmann points can be bought as electro-frog motorised or manual ... they have the frog electrical switching built into the trackbed (which can be nicely disguised and blended into your trackbeds of adjoining tracks) and they seem to perform flawlessly ( - make sure they are perfectly flat and well connected to adjacent tracks tho) with no shorting out and all the frustrating probs that peco seem to give!. and no complicated separate switches / isolating fishplates or wiring needed either to help simplify things. they really are just plug-in and go!. i cudnt figure out at 1st how they operated - they just do!.

once weathered and blended into surrounding other track brands i find they give very good performance.

 

[db ice 3]

hi st martins - i hope u find a solution to your prob here ... if i was closer, id lend you a fleischmann electro-frog point to try out. if your existing track is ballasted, the fleischmann profi track point can easily be blended in with existing ballast to "hide" it ... they have the electro-frog switching all built-in and contained inside the track-bed - no wiring required, put the point into your layout and it just works!.
i hav dcc and whilst my layout is still in early stages of construction, i often have a track set up and run trains so am used to the fleischmann electro frog points now and just luv how they are plug-and-play - no frog polarity wiring needed - its all automatic and built in!.

let us all know how u get on and what solution you use!