Couple of Legacy Issues

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First, the feedback feature does absolutely nothing.

Feedback only comes into play when you over stress the engine AND when you have Feedback enabled on the CAB-2.  The only way I've tripped it on purpose is to use rapidly spin the velocity throttle up or down quickly while slamming the train brake slider in the opposite direction.  You can see the line marker for the max setting and the sliding bar graph for current load.  When these cross in the "wrong" direction the "rumble pack" feature comes into play.

tunnelmotor99,

Lionel recently released an update for the Legacy Cab-2 (v1.5) which includes an improved feedback/vibration operation.

http://www.lionel.com/Customer...v15_update/index.cfm

Feedback doesn't work on mine either, if I put my ear up to the remote I can hear it spinning, the software update posted by blue liner is supposed to make it better. Its not a feature I need so I just turned mine off and if I upgrade in the future and it works thats fine, to me its just something that will only shorten the battery life.

As far as the RPMs are concerned, once you have it set to auto, then set your momentum with the M button and turning the knob, I put mine at about 6 or so. This should help with RPM, and it should respond with quick short turns of the dial. Secondly lower the "train brake slider" somewhere below the halfway point, this is not a break but rather a "train loading" slider IMO. It allows you to make the loco work harder the lower it is set and RPMs should increase as you turn the knob.

Find your "happy medium" between the momentum and train brake to get the throttle on you loco to respond at the rate you prefer in respect to the acceleration of the loco.

One last tip, once your momentum is set if you turn back the throttle knob down past the "zero point" brakes will squeal as the loco comes to a slow grinding stop, just like the real thing.