@leapinlarry posted:Question, is the Cab3App, base the same as the Cab 1L base, electronic wise, not shape? I was under the impression that this would be the same base. It runs Cab 1L, Cab 2 and other Lionel remotes. But not cab 1. Thank you very much. Happy Railroading Everyone
I think it's worth clarifying that the Base3 may also be backward compatible with the Cab1. Right after the Base3 and Cab3 App were announced, the question about compatibility with the Cab1 was raised on the Forum, and Dave Olson replied...
"It was never a design goal to have it compatible, but since there appears to be interest we'll look into it. It would need a SER2 and maybe a null modem. We'll know more after we test."
I may be wrong--just ask my wife
--but I think I recall Dave Olson mentioning a while later in a video that he had determined that the Cab1 would work with the Base3, with, as he had said, a SER2 (to connect a Base1). Personally, I hope this is the case because I prefer to give a child a Cab1 rather than a Cab2 or a smart phone or tablet.
