Weaver Baldwin VO1000 Owner's Manual - page 3
For the 128-speed step mode;
ENG + ## + DIR + AUX1 + AUX1 + AUX1 + 2
(The horn will sound after the 3rd AUX1 and after 2.)
The 128-speed step mode works quite differently than any other
locomotive control system. This is because the Lionel radio board (R2LC) is
fixed at a constant 32 speed steps. The red thumbwheel can be used to get
to the 32nd-speed step, but it will not go any higher than that. To circumvent
this problem we were forced to use the BOOST and BRAKE key on the Cab-
1 remote. Each press of the BOOST key increases the speed one step at a
time. Each press of the BRAKE key decreases the speed one step at a time.
Pressing and holding either the Brake or the Boost keys will not yield the
same results as it does in the 32-speed step mode or the cruise off mode.
The Direction key can be used as an absolute stop key as well.
What exactly does 128-speed steps mean? This means there are
128 steps between a dead stop and full speed. 4 times the amount available
with any non-cruise equipped locomotive. 128-speed step mode provides
much finer control of the speed. With this mode enabled you can actually
make a locomotive start out so slow that you will actually hear the coupler
slack being pulled out of a long string of cars (instead of being included in the
sound system!). The results of this mode are absolutely magnificent for fine
slow speed control.
For the Cruise Off mode;
ENG + ## + DIR + AUX1 + AUX1 + AUX1 + 3
(The horn will sound after the 3rd AUX1 and after 3.)
The Cruise Off mode will provide 100% lash-up compatibility with
non-cruise equipped locomotives. In this mode the response to commands
is exactly the same as any other command equipped locomotive without
cruise control.
In addition to being able to select the cruise steps you can also select
the way your locomotive performs. There are 2 linear scales included in
EOB. These scales control how quickly the EOB board provides power to
the motor. When set at the lowest position on the scale the slow end speed is
amazing, but the high top end is affected. If the scales are set to the highest
position on the scale the low end suffers, but the top end is more precise.
During the initial testing phase of the instructions you set both scales at their
lowest positions. These are the positions we recommend, but, during our
testing phases we did find some isolated cases where the lowest speed step
was real jerky. To overcome this we simply adjusted these linear scales until
the jerkiness disappeared. More often then not any jerkiness that appears in
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