Happy to have just joined the club by purchasing a Meteor that has some project elements, and I'm really looking forward to digging further into this machine. Some of those project elements might be addressed by way of replacing the Bally/Stern rectifier board, which I'm told is a good first step and a good idea or even a must from other pinsiders regardless of machine status. That said, my skills are limited and I want to be sure to choose the simplest route possible with no soldering. Looking at my options and the related instructions for the product, it looks like the xpin replacement board might be the way to go for me:

https://xpinpinball.com/product/xp-bly2518-ebr/

Opinions are welcome!

Weekend bump.

Thanks for the detailed reply. I wish I had the skill level to do repinning. I read just a bit of the thread and did see the new Meteor code and watched the video. Absolutely intriguing. I still have a lot to learn about this title. As you suggested, I will read the full thread.

Thanks. Appreciate the encouragement. I used to be scared of soldering as well, but no more. One never knows . . .

Can someone please verify the correct fuse value for F4 on the bridge rectifier board? I'm not finding it in the manual.

Thanks so much. And for Meteor 2021!

Glad to say that my project Meteor is now running after I installed a new xpin Bally/Stern rectifier board and a friend diagnosed some MPU problems and replaced a few chips. Now I'm looking into some other upgrades.

Is there an option for plug-and-play low-voltage 7-digit (rather than 6-digit) displays for this title, or am I dreaming?

Very detailed. Thanks!

Again, thanks!

Evets--you're most welcome. Glad I was of some help to you in the past, limited as I am in my skillset. I would never have sustained this long in the hobby without the help of pinsiders.

On the 7-digit display upgrade, I've decided against it and will likely stick with my original displays (or add 6-digit replacements) and invest my Meteor money into other upgrades. Still troubleshooting some minor switch issues and considering those other upgrades, so I'm sure I'll be posting more questions to this thread. Again, thanks for your advice, and long live pinside!

This is exactly the upgrade I am thinking of once I'm done troubleshooting the few remaining issues, and part of why sticking with the 6-digit works for me. Thanks for confirming.

When I boot my MPU--the original board--I get two beeps, then a pause--followed by five beeps. Can someone confirm if this is the correct number of beeps or whether it's implicating an MPU chip issue?

Superb. Thanks!

Thanks, Mathazar, for these videos. They are indeed most helpful and give me more and clearer detail about Meteor 2021 than any of the other related videos I've seen. Especially after seeing these, I am considering buying the Arduino/2021 kit from pinside. However, my key limitation is that I know nothing about installing a speaker or amp in a pin and how difficult this task would be for me if I had the 2021 kit. I'm not interested in anything high-end--I'd be very happy with just a basic speaker that would be easy to work with, but I'm not even sure what to buy--much less how to hook up a speaker from scratch in a Meteor with this mod. Is there perhaps a thread or video that gives such detail? Any advice would be appreciated.

Great. I will study up. Thanks!