Here's what I did to solve a minor problem. I use Insulfrogs and rely on hand throw, hence point feed. I have over 24 turnouts. About a year or so after laying all track, and operating. One turnout had point feed failure. I simply cleaned with Mineral Spirits, using a microbrush. And followed up with a dab of graphite/same microbrush. That turnout is still functioning. And all turnouts function correctly - after 6+ years. No wires. No frog feed/the frogs are plastic.
So, all this nonsense about point feed is just that. I suspect that a dab of graphite from time to time would be a lot easier than wiring.
Admittedly this may be due to temperature, humidity, etc. But does this not make a lot of excess work unnecessary?
Morgan Bilbo, DCC since 8/18. Model PRR 1952.
