Live frog

A metal frog that carries current and changes polarity with the turnout setting. Locomotives with a short wheelbase run over it better than over an insulated plastic frog.

Dutch
stroomvoerend puntstuk
German
polarisiertes Herzstück

Example

Peco Streamline SL-E191 has a live frog (Electrofrog); SL-91 has an insulated frog (Insulfrog). Both diverge 12° on R610.

Peco Streamline 00/H0: articles, geometry and the track planner

Articles using this term

See also