Like a lot of Nscaler I use Peco code 55 Ntrack.
In fact I didn’t use Peco turnouts because all of my turnouts are semi handlaid Fastrack turnouts.
N scale is quiet tiny and I didn’t build special track piece like double slip or special crossover, because they are extremly time consuming and because of Nscale, they are difficult to do and adjust.
In the way of building a small yard for a future high lift coal dumper in construction, I need a double crossover to make some exchange from main to east or west to the yard.
I use the well know double cross over Peco number SL-E383F.
This is an handsome piece of track but after some time of hard use, the point of the turnouts give some bad contact, the reason is the pivot point which take some play and didn’t give strong contact; this is true whith all the N scale Peco turnouts and my method can be used on all the Peco tunouts line.
I make the following modifications on the crossover, they give a bullet proof electrical piece of track like the Fastrack turnout and the modifications follow the Fastrack electrical philosophy.
As mentionned the points of the turnout give some trouble, so I solder them, see the picture and the arrows; to solder it, the points are blocked in a middle position between the two main rails. I use a slightly silver loaded solder to have a strong solder point.
Second, I solder small jumpers between the respective main rail and their point, I cut the plastic bridge ties under the rail to solder them, see the picture below.
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