Not sure if this is the proper place to post this - but could be a new Spike Problem that may not have been seen yet:

Background:
Guardians Pro on location - the damned clear action button broke (as they all seem to do in my experience). Because the housing around the button broke, the button ended up extending the metal leaf switch so it wedged PERFECTLY on the Action button LED connections. I removed the switch from contacting the LED board. The Action button LED still illuminated fine though afterwards.

Symptom: Lower GI pulsated, Trough Optos glowing on and then off, coils not working. Game still detected the node board 8 and doesn't report issues. But L1 (Inductor) got super hot. I ordered new Node Board 8 (520-7017-72D1) as troubleshooting these boards seems pretty challenging. I installed Node board 8, it programmed it, but the very same symptoms as the first node board that L1 getting hot happened. I tried unplugging the connector going to the action button switch and LED as well - same symptom.

Something else must be causing this issue - and although I have experience with SAM, this is the first problem I have had with SPIKE, so I am just re-learning.

Does anyone have ANY ideas of what to check, or what to do next? I called and left a message with Stern, but I know they are likely up to their ears with backogs and the unfortunate passing of Chas.

I figure this could be a good resource for future issues that others might have.

Thank you!