Hello. I’m new to the forum, and if this has been addressed somewhere else, I apologize I couldn’t find it. Will try to make this brief.
I was given a Base/cab2 system that was my granddads. He didn’t use it very much, and it was still loaded with V1.0 on the base and handheld. It worked fine, and all the functions operated my two legacy diesels. I contacted Lionel to have the software updated and they did it for free. (Very happy about that). I got it back today, and now when it is set to legacy mode for my diesels, certain functions cause the engine to stop moving, and the headlight to flicker. In particular it is the smoke function, the cab light function, the rule 17 function, and the ditch light function. It doesn’t matter if you turn it on or off, the function doesn’t operate, and the and the engine stops responding to forward or reverse movement commands. All other functions don’t cause the problem. If I don’t press any of the listed functions, the engine will run fine. If I place the cab2 in TMCC mode, the smoke function works, but it’s the only one available in TMCC and Legacy. I have tested this on a 4 ft piece of track with the base plugged straight into a grounded outlet. It does this on all 3 of my diesels, that are all legacy. I have also reconnected my base/cab1 and it functions fine. If anyone has some info I would be grateful. Is it the base not taking the function commands correctly, or the handheld not sending the correct command? Just bumfuzzled. Thanks.
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