Elite with older Select firmware

[gilbo2]

I am looking at using an old Select (Ver 1.1) as a walkabout for an Elite (Ver 1.45). I've read though that the older Select firmware was troublesome, even causing damage to accessory decoders. However, as I'm only ever going to use it to control locos as a walkabout, without even point control, do I still need to send it to Hornby for an update? I assume it just gives the Elite an instruction and it will then send the relevant DCC commands as though I was pressing its owns buttons?

[Fishmanoz]

I was want to say with old firmware Selects that they’d have been good as doorstops if they weren’t so light.

For a start, as is you are limited by its functionality on any loco you control with it, like very few functions accessible, fatal if you have sound locos.

Recommendation - get it upgraded. It will then actually behave like a DCC controller, not an underweight doorstop.

[gilbo2]

Thank you, I phoned Hornby yesterday and its still £15 for the update. Quite reasonable these days!

Looks like that's the route to go.