You can do it. Helps a lot to use a fine to small gauge solder then ohm your work to make sure you didn't bridge anything.

Or just get a new board and know you won't have to mess with it ever again

Anyone local that can help you ?

If not, practice on old board first. Transistors are easy with a little practice. Heat solder, remove solder, stick in new transistor, flow new solder.

I wouldn't tackle an IC until you are more experienced and tools for it.

LTG : )

I assume your game has an Alltek SDB since you were able to see the green/red flashes? If so, they carry a lifetime warranty although it wasn't the boards failure but the nitwit who replaced the connectors without bothering to install keying plugs or even the courtesy I've seen of marking a black line where the key should be.

If that's the case Alltek will fix it for you for cheap. Contact them getting a return # and ship it to them with payment and return postage fee. They are very fast and awesome to deal with.

It’s a 50c part, I’m sure someone locally will be able to solder one in for you.

I’m a hack with a soldering Iron, and I do them. Pretty easy. Just cut the old one off below the head and take out each leg individually - saves overheating the solder pads on the board.

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