Ken-

 

I couldn't find the James Tapper thread, either.

 

Here is an exploded view of the LGB #22872 SNCF Mikado.  I've circled the onboard decoder, sound unit, and capacitor pack.

 

 

 

Here is a magnified view of the decoder, sound unit, and capacitor pack.  (The resolution gets a bit rough, but you can still see all three.)

 

 

Best regards,

Bob

Hi guys,

Been away for a few days and couldnt respond. thanks to eveyone who helped with this little project including Jerry and Jim C and all the others who posted. thank you all, its nice to know that there are people who know what there talking about when it comes to these locos. i did the mod, and 65011 is the right part, it plugged wright in on the board no muss no fuss Jim my board seems different than yours you must have a newer version than mine, i posted some pictures at the end of this thread to show what board i have, and what the capacitors look like in case anyone else wants to do this mod in the future. it really sounds great just sitting there on the tracks making noise.... thanks again for everyones help, fine bunch of folks here,THE BEST ON THE WEB

Nick...

OOO  YAA cant have a mod without a video

DAAAAAAAAA

 

 

 

 

Hi Nick,

 

Nice. VERY Nice!

Thanks for posting the video.

 

Jerry

 

Thank you for the help Jerry, always a pleasure to talk to you on the phone..

Nick

Hi Nick,

 

I'm glad I could help. As you said the best thing about this hobby is the many people who are willing and able to lend a helping hand.

 

Most of us who now have answers to offer are only able to because someone in the past helped us when we had similar problems ourselves.

 

Regards,

 

Jerry