Hello everyone. Just joined pinside.com after I acquired a non-working Black Knight at an auction. I brought it home to start some investigation on what was wrong, and turned it on. Unfortunately, it turns out that who ever assembled the Black Knight mixed the black/white connectors in the backbox. I'm sure I don't have to say the damage that caused when I turned it on. One of the chips burned (see attached picture) and smoked and who knows what else was fried.

So now I'm in search for replacement boards. I'd actually like to replace all the boards to start clean and avoid any other issues. I tried to figure out what are the boards, but I see that Rottendog no longer supports a replacement board. Then I found another company (I believe they are called Kohout Enterprise), but no one seems to have those either.

So I'm hoping someone here can offer a suggestion of where I can go to get replacement boards for Black Knight.

I appreciate any assistance.

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Thank you Frunch. I’ll see what it costs to repair the boards.

How can I tell if the backglass on my Black Knight is an original or a reproduction? Do the reproductions have any indicators/differences on them? The backglass on mine is in near perfect condition, which I find unusual for an almost 40 year old pinball machine.

Given that it is in such great shape, should I do anything to help preserve it or leave it alone? What I've read is that many people feel that if it's in good shape and not flaking, don't mess with it.

Did you end up using the stickers and how did it turn out? I recently acquired a Black Knight where the right magna save is worn out in the center. Does the sticker work or is it too raised?