121 - Experiment - Frog Polarity Switching

Welcome to Ian's N Gauge channel!

In a previous video I showed how I was going to switch the points on Shelfington, using ESU Switch Pilot Servo modules.

In this video I’m going to show how I tested the a Gaugemaster DCC80 Autofrog unit, and decide whether or not I should use them on Shelfington.

Thanks very much for watching.

Ian

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