TMC, LEGACY

Hmmm. It sounds as something is not quite right. How have you connected the Legacy and TMCC bases together, and which one have you connected to the track?

Edit:  It should be like that shown below.

You need to clarify your installation, which system are you using TMCC, Legacy or both at the same time? It sounds like the signal is not reaching the track.

Sounds like you have both bases connected to the track, only  the Legacy base goes to the track. The TMCC base is connected to the Legacy base via the included Y cable.

Also are you using a properly grounded outlet?

1) Hope you mean TMCC instead of "TMC".

2) Assume you have a Legacy base and TMCC base, and they are correctly wire together and to the track, per the manual?

3) Asume the locomotives are indeed TMCC/Legacy equipped?

Maybe a LOT more information would be helpful.

Heres some connection info

Thank you all for your quick and courteous responses.

Bill

did you find the issue?

I've had the same problem. When I connect the legacy and TMCC bases in the correct configuration with the "Y" cable and the U post on the legacy base only, my trains all take off at full speed. This suggests no signal and the trains are dropping into conventional. I have heard that the bases need to be powered up prior to track power being applied.

Right now I have too many locos on the rails with no way to isolate them, so I haven't been able to experiment. I just set the legacy base aside and went back to TMCC only. I don't have many legacy locos anyway. When it really comes down to it, I only got the legacy base for my Milwaukee S-3, and it's still in the box.

FWIW Eliot, Legacy will run your TMCC stuff better than the old TMCC base. I'd set the TMCC base aside, and run all of your trains with legacy.

Thanks Rick, but my grand plan involves using a computer to control some of the trains. The command codes aren't available for legacy. A legacy only operation is not on my radar, unless the codes are published and software written.

problem with that is you can not use the cab1 anymore.  some people like to keep the cab1 for children.

Thanks Marty, I didn't know that. Makes things more interesting.

On the other hand, what Bigdodgetrain said is also important for me to consider, as I own 7 cab-1's, for the purpose of hosting operating sessions in the future. In my case trains aren't really for kids.