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i have had my GP 30 for 6-76 months now. i have had no issues with it at all. was running the other night and all of a sudden it lost its sound and started smoking but not out of the stack. shut everything down. pulled the engine off the track to the work bench. pulled the cab off to find the vertical board in the middle of the engine had burnt I'm guessing a capacitor on the top right side along with the jumper next to it. it was a little wet inside of the engine, but not to the point of dripping wet. i cleaned and dried all of the boards and components inside and outside. i knew with the burn cap that some items wouldn't work. put it back on the track and every ran great other than no sound. this vertical board is it a part of the sound board along with the horizontal board under it? Since this board is now not work, is there a after market board to replace it to be as good or better and what other mods would be necessary to change or better to just replace with Lionel? we run all legacy if that makes any difference. any help or advise would be appreciated.

dale 

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please see pictures attached. as you can see on the top right corner where it got hot. As far as what Isound card gp 30 2 meant  it was wet, the gasket coming off the smoke unit was wore out, so every time i would refill the smoke unit it dripped inside the cab. And thank you Rod, I had seen that item 20 from Lionel was the sound board that I have to call on. That's why i was asking if there is a after market card available for this unit. If not ill have to go to Lionel

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Well, I am 99% sure that the sound board is toast based on the charring of the holder!  If it's under warranty, contact Lionel.  The sound board is available, and for a Legacy locomotive, you're going to want a Legacy sound board.  This should be a free fix, other than shipping.  It is NOT normal for these to go up in smoke, the only ones I've seen do that are ones that there was a wiring flaw or other abuse.

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