Dipole coupled bunch oscillations were observed at an early stage of LEP commissioning for currents above about 150 pA per bunch. An improvised feedback system, acting on the phase of some of the accelerating cavities was developed and has been in operation for about three years. However, due to the small bandwidth of the RF cavities this system can only be used with four bunches or less per beam. With plans for eight bunch operation (the Pretzel scheme) the construction of a dedicated longitudinal feedback system was approved in 1991. The system operates at 999.95 MHz with phase modulation of a 200 kW klystron feeding four sevencell cavities. The necessary bandwidth of 260 kHz is obtained by heavy over-coupling. With a total cavity voltage of 1.9 MV a damping rate of about 450 s-l is obtained with phase excursions of one radian. The system has been in routine operation since July 1992 with a feedback cavity voltage of 1.2 MV and a damping rate of about 100 s-l. Longitudinal feedback eases operation and usually increases the maximum currents which can be accumulated.
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