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Stern makes reliable electronics. The CPU boards and supplies aren't dying with any remarkable frequency, just the node boards are.
Mounted under the playfield they get hammered and with the components hanging there, it's not hard to imagine solder joints and headers fail.
I think mounting them with more cushioning would help.
Quoted from shacklersrevenge:My guess is, that there are say (wild guess) 20 switches per board, and perhaps the switch that went bad on board A, isn’t utilized on board b or vice versa, either way, it seems like dumb luck.
This^^^
Lucky situation and knowledgeable support.
Quoted from billsfanmd:Even removing it and packing it up for shipping could cause issues
Don't worry! Computer motherboards have been using SMT since the 80s, without fear of removing/installing or shipping.
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