burnt connector CN8 (GI lighting)...

DE Tommy... when i bought it ...it had burnt marks on CN8...only thing that didn't work one string of GI backbox lights. i didn't worry... some backbox lights out...who cares???

it wasn't on route...i would just use the machine lightly (thinking ..less use...less wear on GI connectors ...turn my game off after done)

well... after having/playing it for 2 months i start noticing that the connector had gotten darker and darker with each play/start up. and now some GI lights are now out on the playfield. i removed connector CN8 and it fell apart in my hands.

so the question is??
how hard is it to replace male pins on the board? (newbie here...be easy)

or if anybody lives in south jersey area and wants to show me how to replace pins...i'll buy ya a case of beer.

anybody have thoughts about rottendog boards?? seems like a mixed popular review.

well ...from i've read. DE GI CN8 connector is just a bad design. now what i dont know is ...are the IDC connectors the problem or too much elect. flow thru the pins occurred by too many lights on one loop (bad design)???

read... bad about both.

i think i will be using LED GI lighting in every pin in the future (DE or not) ..less power.

my post isnt to discourage any soon-to-be DE buyers. DE has great games TFTC, JP, Tommy, GnR...many more.

just heads up on CN8 connector and pins!!!!

so how do you remove/desolder a 8 bank of pins at once???
do they come out one by one?

k. just didn't know if there was enough heat from soldering gun to remove 8pins at once. i guess i'll figure it out.

well... i have a 9 pin connector. but the 5th pin isn't used. has a polarizing key in the 5th. so when i order the male 9 pin connector ...do i just clip/cut the 5 pin (both boardside and outward) then install/solder to board. ..and then install...the 4-key-4 male?

will be replacing female IDC connector aswell.

i'm just iffy on the board/male.

thx maldoror.

but when get the new 9 male pin bank ....do i clip/cut the un-used pin (#5) both bottom and top of pin? if so with what tool...to make a clean cut.