I think I'm just gonna drop it back in the coil. This thing sits vertically with the bottom end on the bracket anyways. I'll just replace it when I get it. The game doesn't get played a lot and I only need it to work long enough to verify that this diode not being attached is what's killing it, so...yeah.
it'll probably hold for testing and some games.. replace it when you have time to order one.
It's possible the coil will be a little weaker than it should be.