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Hi, guys. I almost hate to add to this thread, but . . . Among other BLIs (none upgraded), I have 2 Mikes, one light, one heavy. Both were working properly. Got one of each upgrade chip (the -0 and the -1 variant) from Tony's on Wednesday. I didn't have a lot of trouble setting CV 2 (although like other posts here, it came set to 22, not 8). I ended up just experimenting, as my NCE Powerhouse won't change CVs while the engine is at any speed step except zero, whether it's actually moving or not. The light is at 14, the heavy at 22. At those settings, with CV 56.4 set to 1 ("Speed Control"), both crawl very nicely at step 1 (of 128), and accelerate and decelerate slowly, as I prefer, with CVs 3 and 4 set to 50. I did note something some of you might want to try: In "Speed Control" mode, with the default speed curve, and v-high set to any value over 1, I'd see the creeping without acceleration noted in some previous posts. Change CV 5 to 1, and it's fine!? BUT when I change 56.4 to 2 for Regulated Throttle control, both engines go absolutely nuts! Won't start to move below speed step 22, then moves for about one second, then abruptly stops. Raise throttle to, say, 40 and it'll move again, for about another second or two, then freeze. Increase by one speed step, it'll move just enough for 1 chuff! (Sound is still on, headlight is still bright.) If I press Option for speed step zero, it jumps to speed, then gradually slows down to a stop! Ditto after changing chuff rate in 56.12. Same behavior on both chips, forward and reverse, even after reset. (And like some of you, the little dude says "Reset", but no whistle sounds.) Ditto with various settings of v-high (CV 5). The 3.0 manual says RTC uses v-start and v-high, with no reference to v-mid (page 34). Other than saying it's not supported, there's no mention of v-mid anywhere in the document. I tried setting CV 6, and got no confirmation. When I put 6 in CV 64, the guy just says "CV 6" with no mention of it's value. On the program track, I get "Cannot read CV" for CV 6 (only). Seems pretty clear it just ain't there. Tony had me remove and reinstall the chips, but there was no change. He's sending 2 replacements . . . should be here Saturday or Monday. (Tony sure is a class act, isn't he?) He said they'd test them before shipping, and I haven't heard from him since, so I assume they're on the way and tested ok there. Hope so. Since it's both chips, it sure doesn't seem like an installation problem (yes, I was very careful about grounding), or something funky about both engines, but I guess we'll see how the new ones work.
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