MRC Controlmaster 20 cable length?

[gmpullman]

Hello Friends
Anyone out there have a solution to my problem for the limited control wire length for the MRC Controlmaster 20 walkaround throttles? I have three cabs and went ahead and wired several "sockets" around my layout. Lo and behold, everything was acting crazy! When I would unplug the controller it would suddenly reverse or instantly go to maximum voltage until I re-plugged the control! THEN I read the instructions and it says I'm limited to a TOTAL of 40 feet of wire minus the 15 feet already in the coiled cord! I need more length than that!
Previously, I had used the Aristo/Polk wireless controllers but with more BLI locos on my layout switching to reverse for the sound effects was getting to be a pain. Any ideas? I haven't contacted MRC as yet.
Thanks, ED

[retsignalmtr]

how did you wire the sockets? you have to be carefull that you do not reverse the wires to these sockets or the controller will act as you have described. i had the same thing with my starr tech hogger. i had used a dual socket and had plugged in the wire from the base to one side of the socket. when i plugged in the hand controller into the other side of the socket the wires were reversed. i corrected it by using an adapter with a modular plug on one end and terminal connector on the other from the base to the first socket. the length of the wire shouldn't matter.

[gmpullman]

I double checked my wiring, everything seems OK. The controllers seem to work better if I have "momentum" switched on. I think I will disconnect the farthest sockets and see if the problem goes away, then re-connect the distant sockets one at a time to see where the problem occurs.
Thanks for your input!

[darth9x9]

If you need more than the 40' as spec'd out in the instructions, sounds like you should have purchased a better system. Yes, this doesn't help you much, but hopefully others will learn.

BC