Lionel vs ICC controllers

BTW I pickup my 990 and 993 controllers tomorrow and I can try it and see but I thought I would get some opinions before ordering Dale's cable......

I just purchased one and am in the process of wiring for Legacy.

I think it is more the number of devices and it sounds like you are at the upper end. As Dale M. - who was very patient helping me - explained another big issue will be the use of the Zstuff DataDriver. If you use that device, you will most definitely need the booster.  

Ralph

I don't have good comparison information regarding IC Control vs. Lionel versions. 

You should soon find out when you hook up your Legacy Base.  If things don't work properly, try cutting back to just 3 serial items (no ZStuff Data Wire Driver) and see if things start to work.  I would expect that 15 devices is far too much of a load for the Legacy Base. 

Your findings will be very helpful.

Dale,

I do not have any ZStuff equipment.  Assuming my results are negative, should I call you with my order or you can email me with the particulars?

You can email me your shipping information.  My information is at the end of this flyer - http://www.trainfacts.com/trainfacts/?p=406

Dale,

I don't mind sending my shipping info to your email, but how do you propose sending my payment information to you more securely?

My telephone number is at the bottom of the Booster's flyer.

I've had all the boxes rigged for about a dozen years and all has always worked great.  2-BPCs, 3 ASCs for Ross switches, 1 ASC for accessories, 2 OTCs for unc & op tracks, an ARC & 2 AMCs-1 for a triple action magnet crane & 1 for a log loader.  I think I replaced an AMC and an ARC with the new Lionel because they had more features.  I was into it back then.  As you may notice I've still got them in reserve.  I still haven't explored all the features of the ARC, but I mean to.  An AMC is handy for applying a variable amount of voltage in any number of scenarios.  I used to call IC Controls direct for advice and talk to Lou and his gang.  That was fun.  Still is.  

All,

I picked up my 990 but my 993 never got ordered so I am waiting on the expansion unit.  I planned on installing the 990 today (Tuesday 5/1/2012) and having some friends come over to have a play day to put it through its paces but .... My wife broke her foot and I am not sure when I can get eneough free time to install and play with it this week.  As soon as I am able I will get it hooked up and try different scenarios.  I will report them back to this thread as soon as I am able.

It is interesting based on the comments of William and Mike, made me rmember that when I first installed TMCC, I had one Lionel BPC not responding.  I removed it from the board and set it in a test fixture and it worked fine.  Put it back on the board and it would not function.  I think I determined that it was home runs to the device data feeds.  I then in true "daisy chain form" linked all the boxes up and everything seemed to work again.  I wish that I could remember the facts again but I am pretty sure that I was not using any of my IC Control boxes in the mix

Mike, do both the serial data and the Track signal get weak after a long run?