Sterling Heights, MI
I bought my first two Stern pinball games. The Mandalorian and Led Zeppelin. Is there any thing the more experienced people recommend for tips or tricks that I should do to the machines?
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Led Zeppelin (Pro)
Stern, 2020-
The Mandalorian (Pro)
Stern, 2021
congrats and I have never had issues with any of the Sterns I have owned.
get cleaning supplies. novus 1 for plastics, millswax for playfield. i forgot the name, but the cleaner for rubber stuff on the slings and flippers, posts. you'd be surprised how much dirt it takes off.
avoid mods. been there done that, doesn't add much.
Reduce the trough eject power to it's lowest setting. It's too high from the factory and can damage the shooter lane. First thing I do before plunging the first ball.
Quoted from zaki:get cleaning supplies. novus 1 for plastics, millswax for playfield. i forgot the name, but the cleaner for rubber stuff on the slings and flippers, posts. you'd be surprised how much dirt it takes off.
avoid mods. been there done that, doesn't add much.
Millswax contain silicone so I would not recommend that product for playfields. Use carnuaba wax products instead, like Blitz Grand One or similar and a sponge applicator.
Novus 1 and 2 are great to have too. Just don't use nr 2 too often (it's abrasive).
Quoted from acedanger:Cliffy protectors shooter lane protector. Change out rubbers. Oh & next time pick better games
The Mandalorian is one of the best pinball machines I’ve played and my wife liked the simple playing field of Led Zeppelin. Any time the wife tells you to buy a pinball machine you do it!
Quoted from TheLaw:Personally I would swap out the balls.
Peeps will also tell you order some coil stops from pinballblife as a back up.
But generally no. Play the machines and have fun. Keep them clean.
Is there a recommended set of balls that are considered better?
I use these...
https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/PB116-5
When pulling out the pf, lift as you pull out. It does not lock into the out position like older games. Pf just slides on rails and will drop off if pulled straight out. Learned that the hard way. 
Other than that, you don't need to do anything other than fix anything that breaks or comes loose. Maybe wipe pf down now and then to keep it looking nice. If interested, you can go through the menu settings to make the game easier/harder or adjust power of coils to get the game exactly how you like it.
Quoted from Mopedman:Is there a recommended set of balls that are considered better?
I like the ball baron ninja balls for non magnet games. Really shiny
https://ballbaron.com/product/ninja-super-shiny-chrome-pinball-g10/
for magnet games I use their carbon ones
https://ballbaron.com/product/pinball-carbon/
Quoted from acedanger:Oh I just thought of something keep games away from direct sunlight or else art will fade; kidding about games if you're happy then it's all good.
Good call on the art fade. We are actually having all our game rooms windows tinted this weekend for that reason. Plus we have black out shades on them
Edmonton, AB
Quoted from zaki:millswax for playfield
really? wouldn't let that crap touch my playfield!
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