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Need help reviving Stern Meteor

By Pookiegus

1 year ago


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#13 1 year ago
 
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Aflacjack

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Following because I am literally in the same boat. I started mine last year but stopped when it came time to populate the bottom.

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#19 1 year ago
 
JDR

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Quoted from Pookiegus:

Nice Aflacjack ! Where did you get the new playfield? How much was it? I have yet to do a playfield swap. It seems to be the most daunting thing in pinball revivalism! This pin has a bunch of special lights that I'm nervous about working on since they are all probably corroded. I do have lamp socket cleaner(Long rubber post with some abrasive in it). I just read you can put them in a drill and make short work of cleaning each socket.
My playfield is not bad, just a few spots where the paint is worn. I have a feeling once I re-pin all the connectors on the Retifier board I'm going to find out that I need a new solenoid board. Then I'm hoping I just need to re-pin the connectors on the MPU and Lamp Driver board to fix everything else. . .

Yeah a CPR Silver. I got one of the last ones from the run and has the letters missing. I just stare at that bottom side and am like “nope, not today”. Been saying that for a year. Shhhhh

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#21 1 year ago
 
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Aflacjack

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Quoted from Pookiegus:

I have a rectifier (Homepin) on order, https://www.pinballlife.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=AS-2518-18&Category_Code=
I have already installed 4 so I have experience. This stern has it in the cabinet which makes re-pinning J1-J3 easier.
Then I will probably need a new solenoid board. I have a spare one and after swapping it with the current board allowed the machine to boot but only after I messed with the connectors. So I will probably have to re-pin all the connectors.
Does anyone know of a kit that has all new molex connectors and trifurcon connectors for all the boards on an early solid state like this meteor?
I'm pretty sure all the metal on this machine is corroded!

Aflacjack Your playfield swap is pretty daunting! I totally understand why you've waited a year! I agree with Rikoshay First you gotta get the general and special illumination braid installed before you start moving light sockets or other stuff over which will get in the way. Do you have a roll of braid like this:
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1041-third-coast-pinball/00473-ground-braid
or were you going to just try and move it over from the old one? I think if you got a roll you could look at the old one and just try and run it in the same pattern, stapling it as you go. Just start chipping away . . . it's get easier and less daunting as you progress!

I just ordered 20 ft thanks to your link. My plan is to lay down the new braid, staple it, then disconnect the old, slide cardboard under it, and move it all over as a single piece. Sounds good in theory, so we’ll see. Hahaha

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#23 1 year ago
 
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Quoted from semicolin:

I don’t like using ground braid for the playfield bus. It’s not what they originally used, it’s vulnerable to fraying, and also it’s really wide. I feel like the more surface area there is, the more likely things are to short to it: unlike a true ground, playfield buss is usually a positive voltage in reference to ground.
Ground braid is for the metal parts in the cabinet to be brought to ground potential. Playfields need something called buss wire.
Buss wire is available from any electronics supplier and it’s what Stern and Bally originally used. It doesn’t fray, it’s pre-tinned, and it’s stiff so you can make it look nice when stapling it down:
https://www.allelectronics.com/category/113/buss-wire/1.html

What size?

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#27 1 year ago
 
JDR

Aflacjack

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Quoted from Mad_Dog_Coin_Op:

One of our Pinside friends sells it too.
https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1041-third-coast-pinball/00662-18ga-stranded-tinned-bare-wire

Thanks guys. I bought from the pinsider. Gotta help the group.

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#33 1 year ago
 
JDR

Aflacjack

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6y 102K 1,161 34 36

Looking good!

For the flipper is it "jackhammering"? Check the "hold wire" (smaller of the two) on the actual coil. It may have broken or come off.

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