Just got my LE Black Knight a few months ago, fixed a bad flipper, a bad pop bumper, a few minor things here and there, but am now stumped -

The playfield, coin door, and back glass lights will not turn on. The high score, game over, and tilt lights all flash throughout playing on the back glass, the playfield insert lights for gameplay work fine, turn off and on, but the general ambience lights (under plastics, behind back glass, behind coin door) will not turn on.

Tried running diagnostics, resetting the game, nothing works and nothing strange comes up.

The game still plays great, all features work. I am thinking a bad fuse maybe? I just don't know where in the machine to look.

Any help is much appreciated!

There, is thanks, didn't see it before. Looks like what I'm talking about is General Illumination? The fuses look good, but I can try to replace them. Otherwise I did a quick search and found it may be a burnt connector pin or cracked header on the board.

Anyone have any idea what those are?

Thanks, you are a a serious help.

I found a GI connector on the bottom right and gave it a wiggle, the lights worked! But then it started getting really hot, I let it go, it fell back in place - the lights went out. I can wiggle it back in place and the lights will go on, but it definitely overheats and starts melting the plastic connector around it.

I tried removing it from the board and it is stuck. Even pliers won't do it, I'm afraid it may have melted to the pin? Any advice on removing it, cleaning it up, and putting it back on?

Yes, it looks that way. I went ahead and ordered some stuff from that site, thanks.

The only real issue now is how the hell to get the melted connector off.

Great, I'll give it all a go, snip away! Doesn't look too hard, just careful to not damage the board. Thanks everyone, this site is the best.

That'd be awesome, shoot, if you want mine for an example, feel free

Post a pic of your burnt connector.

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It's the one on the far right.

Yep, got LEDs on the way, I suppose it was just a matter of time.

I think I can handle the new connector, I have parts on the way. Tell me if my plan is crazy: snip the wires off, clip into the plastic and try to separate the board pin from the connector (it is stuck really bad), clean the pins (potentially reflow them), rewire a new connector, plug it back in? Am I missing anything?