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CAB ADDRESS NUMBERS:
Many of our members are obtaining their own Cabs and it is becoming essential that we keep a list of assigned cab numbers and have this handy so people can find out which numbers are still available. Here is some information about numbers for various cabs:

1. CAB ADDRESSES FOR NCE THROTTLES.
   DEFAULT ADDRESSES:
   Procabs (wireless) shipped with Cab Address 2
   PowerCabs shipped with address 2
   Cab04p shipped with addresses of 5
   Cab04e shipped with addresses of 5 and 6
   
2. NUMBER RANGE FOR WIRELESS (RADIO) THROTTLES (RECOMMENDED):
   ProCabs: 2-17
   PowerCabs: 2-17 (automatically remains #2 for home use)
   Cab04p, Cab04e must be set to cab addresses in the range of 19-49
   Cabs with addresses outside these ranges will not work wireless.
   
3. NUMBER RANGE FOR WIRED THROTTLES (RECOMMENDED):
   Valid Addresses - 2 to 63.
   
4. NUMBER RANGE FOR WIRELESS (RADIO) CAB04s (RECOMMENDED)
   Valid cab addresses are 2 to 63.
   Shipped with the default Cab Address of 5.
   Power Cab at Home Must be only address 2
   Extra cab must have cab address 3.
   
5. With this in mind, the following Cab types should have numbers in the ranges indicated:
   For radio ProCabs and PowerCabs Cab numbers 2 - 5
   For wired ProCabs and PowerCabs Cab numbers 6 - 17
   For radio Cab 04s Cab numbers 18 - 50
   For wired Cab 04s Cab numbers 51 - 63
   
6. The next list is current (4/2/2007) cab numbers that have already been taken so that people can find unallocated numbers. Note that some are in a restricted range. See if you can do better. There is also a page showing cab address numbers taken and available in the FIELD MANUAL.
   Download Excel Chart
   CAB NUMBERS TAKEN ON 4/2/2007
   Rick S 2
   Tom E 9
   Ross T 11
   Rob S 13
   Bob B 15
   Milt S 16
   Serg 16
   4th Div 20-27, 29
   Dave E 48
   Robert B 50,51
   Mike S 63
   

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Last updated:

July 22, 2007