I got my cab-1L today... It works. Were they always built this poorly? The case looks almost like it was used, roughed up, stressed plastic marks. The throttle wheel was rubbing on the surface mounted opto, inconsistently so it felt extra cheap. The circuit boards inside looked ok, besides the opto being placed a bit off.
I never handled a cab1 till today, the cab-2 is much much nicer than this thing... For $160 or whatever it went for.. woof. what a disappointment, especially since it's the only option right now.