Richmond Hill, ON
Is it normal for the meteor targets to be about 1/8" above the playfield when dropped? Shouldn't they be flush?
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Quoted from zacaj:I've heard some repro targets are the wrong height
I have both original and repro from Marco, both are above the playfield when down.
Quoted from setzkor:I believe you adjust the height with the bar on the mech under the playfield.
the slots in the metal on the back face are the limiting factor. I'm considering dremelling the slot lower by an 1/8 th but wanted to know if its current position was normal.
Does Meteor have a fuse that does controlled lamp? I accidentally shorted with a screw driver tightening the light bank for the missile lights.
Quoted from zacaj:Yep, F1 on the rectifier board
I was hoping it was that but F1 tested good. I even tried swapping MPU board and Lamp driver boards with no luck. I will try swapping the rectifier board out and see if that helps next.
Quoted from canoncitypb:If you moved things under the playfield and shorted the lights, I would look around and see if two things are touching each other that shouldn't be. also, pull the fuse and test it outside of the clip. (This may be a duh suggestion, but I've done it a lot of times)
Even though I as told by the previous owner that the rectifier board is "in mint shape" 
, I think I'm going to replace it with a new one anyway. Not to mention I'm getting 3.1V out of TP1.
rectifier board Shit (resized).jpgQuoted from setzkor:One man's "mint" is another man's "lemon". And where is the large cement resistor on the right side? It looks to be missing??
That rectifier board just wasn't worth trying to save especially that those boards are relatively cheap. I spent the afternoon repinning and soldering on another board. Everything works as it should and no hacks.
New Rectifier (resized).jpgQuoted from Mitch:Just replaced the rectifier board with a new DIY one I bought.
Now onto the mpu issues.
Funny how the rectifier boards tend to be hacked on these early Sterns. I have another one I have to do later this week.
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