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Reply to "Any Big Difference in CAB 1L and Legacy system for Newbie???"

kennyb posted:

Hello, I have been a postwar holdout until the last month. I got the MTH DCS system and I really like it.  

I have a Lionel TMCC controller and Trainmaster to run Lionel,but I was really thinking about looking into a CAB 1-L,so as time and money permit,I can run the TMCC and LEGACY stuff.

By TMCC controller and Trainmaster, do you mean the original TMCC CAB1 and Command base?  Assumings so, the only functional difference I am aware of between this and the Cab1L/Base1L is that the 1L allows the use of the quelling whistle on Legacy engines.  It has been reported that speed changes are more responsive/better low speed control with the 1L as well.    There are some internal differences in how the devices work, but over all the Cab1 that you already have gives you the same control over your trains that a cab1L/base1L would give you minus the quelling whistle.  

Can I run Legacy engines with a Cab 1-L?.From what I have read I guess you can,but what are the limitations as to what you cannot do on the Cab 1-lL setup,and the Real LEGACY system???  

Can you, YES... But...   All legacy engines can be run on the original TMCC system and will have the same feature set as other TMCC engines like this.  With the Cab1L, you can also use the Quelling whistle on Legacy engines.  To take advantage of all of the features offered in a Legacy engine, however, you need the #990 Cab2 set.  

As stated above the Cab1L/Base1l set up is pretty much a new version of the original TMCC system and aside from the ability to use the quelling whistle on legacy engines.  The limitations of the Cab1L are the same as the original TMCC system, aside from the quelling whistle.  

For a new guy at this command control,I thought maybe the Cab 1-L would be easier to understand.  I could always sell it if I want to upgrade ,or should I just go ahead and get the PREMIUM Legacy#990 or #991?   I would love to hear back from guys who have had both systems, and help me decide which would be better for me at this time.  

If you already own the original Cab1/base there is no need to replace it with a cab1L just to get started, in my opinion.  If you already own Legacy engines I would probably spring for the full 990 set to get the most out of them, and if you find the thing to be too complex for you you can always 'downgrade' to the cab1L for simplicity.  To start, however, the original remote and base will work just fine with no need to buy anything else just yet.  

 

******Also,How can I hook my MTH TIU and my Lionel TMCC Trainmaster up together so it all works? Right now,I am unplugging one and using the other,I know I need some type of connection cord,but do not know which ones to get.

Both systems can be hooked up at the same time without interfering with each other.  there is no need to disconnect one to use the other.  With the DCS system connected per instructions, the TMCC system can be added simply by running a wire from the TMCC base's U post to the black post on the DCS TIU that connects to your track.  Set up like this you need to use the Cab1 for TMCC engines and the DCS remote for DCS engines.  

In addition, the DCS system can 'talk' to TMCC systems over a 'special' serial cable if you like, allowing you to control TMCC engines from the DCS remote.  This and much more can be found in the owners manual for the DCS system.  In the current version of the manual the setup of the serial cable is on page 100, and information on how to operate TMCC engines from the DCS remote begins on page 109.  

http://mthtrains.com/sites/def...ction/20as14017i.pdf

 

Thanks in advance for your help.-Kenny Baughman

You're welcome.

 

JGL

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