Burlington, KY
Can the lamp sockets in the bonus lights be replaced? I have a few that are flakey but don't see how they can be replaced. If so, does anyone sell the sockets? Or does anyone sell the whole bar with the sockets?
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Quoted from SealClubber:Not new. Need to daisy chain solder a wire to the outside of all the sockets to make an alternate ground. It is explained in http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bally/Stern#Stern_Meteor Go down to lamp sockets.
Tedious, but replacing with all new sockets would be just as bad IMO. Mine are all solidly lit now.
I think I'll try the daisy chain before I replace all those sockets. Thanks for the tip.
Quoted from SealClubber:Not new. Need to daisy chain solder a wire to the outside of all the sockets to make an alternate ground. It is explained in http://www.pinwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bally/Stern#Stern_Meteor Go down to lamp sockets.
Tedious, but replacing with all new sockets would be just as bad IMO. Mine are all solidly lit now.
Just to report back on mine. I soldered a wire to the outside of all the sockets and all the lights are shining bright now. It didn't take very long to do. Thanks for the tip.
Quoted from DK:I need a little help please...
I picked up a really nice Meteor but one of the plugs for the driver board (J3) was snapped off completely. Can someone send me a pic or two of that plug unattached so I can see the corresponding colors in the correct order they are supposed to be in? I would GREATLY appreciate it!
White wire is at the top. And it looks like my blue wire needs pushed in more.
2 weeks later
Quoted from TaylorVA:Had the issue on my STARS and used a bastard file to grind down the stop to increase the stroke, work great now.
I had that issue on my Stars also. I taped a piece of cardboard from a box to the metal bar that lifts the targets to increase how high they are lifted. Mines works great now as well.
1 year later
I added a small piece of wood like a large popcycle stick to the lift bar using electrical tape to secure it. Works every time now but they don't drop all the way. But it doesn't affect play.
Quoted from WhiskeyTango:Got it. All good.
Did you just adjust the reset bar or did you need to do anything else?
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