Base Not Found - Legacy 1.53

1.53 is still working fine for me, though the appearance of 1.54 this soon does suggest something is amiss.

I think you may have an issue something like Harry's Legacy base, after it runs for a spell, it loses it's marbles.  I'm guessing he'll have to send it back at some point as it's scary to use it for a club outing, all of a sudden you have no control!

From the README file in the 1.54 update.

The changes made from v1.53 were as follows:
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Bug fixes for Non-U.S./50Hz AC customers.

It doesn't sound like they had a major bug that forced them to release 1.54, at least for US 60hz customers.

I may need to leave my base on for a few hours again and see what happens.

Did you use the Legacy System utility version 2.0 to create the update modules?

probably no different, but worth a try to use LSU 2.0 and reburn the 1.53 base update and reinstall it.

I use channel 9 to avoid any interference. make sure the antenna is a firm finger tight. Also, a known good 3 wire receptacle for the power supply.

I have no issue with 1.53, but find it odd that's it's gone.

You might try a different channel just in case some other 2.4 GHz device is temporarily interfering with the CAB-2's communications.

Carl,

I used John's modules. So I dont know how he created them :-)

Dale and Carl,

I think I will try switching channels. Its on 2 now.

Thanks!

Bill

I used LSU 2.0 to create the modules.  I updated a number of units, including mine with those modules, they all work fine.

channel 9 should fix it.

Switched to channel 9.

Worked for a while.

Turned off remote and left base of for about an hour.

Turned remote back on and base not found again.

Power off base and power on again.  Still not found.

Will leave base sit off for an hour and see what happens.

That stinks. Oh well.

I have to ask...the batteries are good in the remote, yes?

I recall a post on this issue in April. Sent back to Lionel.

Yes new batteries and battery icon shows full.

I found a few old threads(only back to 2014) and found bad power supply and replace as one solution and the other solved it by reinstalling the base software.

I have noticed that my Legacy CAB2 seems to be eating Alkaline batteries while OFF.

Last night, put New alkaline batteries in and the battery meter showed full.

Turned off remote.

Is sat all night.

Turned remote on again today. Batteries have 1 bar.

Remote is not sitting in the base cradle.  And charging button is off anyway on the base cradle.

Maybe my problem is the remote killing batteries???

That's certainly not right, I have had a set of alkaline batteries in my remote that I take to club runs for months, they're still fine.

John,

Remember when I brought the remote to get 1.53 and was surprised the batteries were dead?

It has now eaten the third set of batteries.

Thinking back I did have an issue before with batteries which I simply figured the original rechargables were at end of life, maybe it was something else.

I have seen many different kinds of remotes over the years and sometimes the current draw is more then it should be for the device, i would suggest power up your remote with electrical test leads and connect a dc amp meter in series with your problem remote and check what your current draw is with a new set of batteries and me or anyone here on the forum also will check the current draw on my remote and then we can compares notes on this forum, at least then we will have some data to compare and see if that is your issue!

Alan

The factory batteries are 1500mah. But, that only matters when powering the radio.

However, checking if there is current draw when off would be helpful.

John, I don't recall all of this funky stuff. There were a few posts about one of the buttons, I believe it was the CTC, going bad or the board underneath that it's mounted on flexing or something... Marty E or CJack

Would you try a shot of WD-40 or tuner cleaner on that that switch to determine if it is actually turning off?

Another weird solution a few used to solve "base not found" was by naming the base. It shouldn't matter, but who knows.

I will pull out the meter tomorrow and take some measurements.

If you measure any significant current draw with the CAB2 powered off, there's a problem.  With the power off, I measured the current drawn from a 4.5V bench supply, 2.8 microamps.  Batteries should last for many months at that current draw.