I don't know but not every time do I hear a call out when I win a bronze medal, I might only hear I won a silver medal. I figured it was just skipping the call out but I'm not sure because I don't look at the totals at the end. Maybe it is skipping some bronze medals.

I can confirm having games with higher silver then bronze in the past.

So I'm not crazy

Star Trek is my is my sentimental favorite and probably the last game I'd sell. I played a bit of pinball when I was a kid, but Star Trek is the only title I specifically remember. I've had this game for about eight years. I just got around to adding some CPR plastics I had. I already added the CPR back glass. Here's some pics. There's more pics and info on my Star Trek webpage at...

http://www.jeff-z.com/pinball/startrek/startrek.html

001_(resized).jpg

002_(resized).jpg

005_(resized).jpg

Maybe not. But if this is true, there would seem to be a bug in the game.

Yes sir I was thinking the same thing.

Of course it is only crazy people that deny being crazy.

Is there 1 or 2 extra gold medals in the game

Klingon multiball battle. If you beat it gives a bonus gold. Anything else like vengence?

Can anyone confirm that starting the away mission on SJ1 can allow you to skip a medal. Not saying "bronze medal" could just be the machine lagging.

Holy crap...discovered something new tonight.

Making all the shots in Klingon multiball changes the mode with final shots and animation.

I'm sure everyone knows this but I didn't...and I've had a few beers after a killer homemade pasta dinner and I'm very happy right now.

download_(resized).jpg

crazy_(resized).jpg

You keep calling me crazy....

crazy-face-with-headphones_71737579_(resized).jpg

So I am having to much fun tonight drinking beer and playing and this just happened

20160205_205231_(resized).jpg

Beer helps.

Anyone selling a '78 ST near NJ? Have a friend looking for a 40th birthday gift for his wife

Of course it helps.

Test fitting while I wait for the custom pcbs to come back from oshpark

P_20160201_234655_(resized).jpg

Looks good Zitt

Nice! I just ordered a few things from you Zitt. DE Ship and KBOP kit. Can't wait!!!

Has anyone upgraded the running lights on DE to LEDs? They just aren't bright enough against a machine with LEDs installed.

rope_(resized).png

To do that properly you could not use standard blue LED strips, you would only get every third pulse and it would not chase.
You would need 3 separate strings of blue led on one strip. Not a common item and someone tried at one time and had to buy way more than they would ever need/sell before it could be special ordered.

However, if you do not need to be BLUE or chase (say if your rope was missing all together), you can use off the shelf RGB strips and tied drive 1 to red, drive 2 to green, drive 3 to blue and the 12v off the P/S to common. You will not get chase lights, but you would get R,G,B,off, R,G,B,off, R,G,B,off, R,G,B,off, R,G,B,off, pattern.

Someone once did take the factory blue incandescent bulbs off the factory rope and replace them with 1 SMD devices, one,,, bulb,,, at,,, a,,, time,,,, so it can be done but it is HARD .

If your looking for some Chase Rope theory in DEST https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/chase-rope-repair-in-data-east-st-and-hook

I changed mine to blue high bright LEDs. It was very time consuming and had to make a custom circuit board to convert the voltage requirements. It came out great and goes well with all the other LED bulbs installed. It definitely made the whole game feel more modern. This was a one-time project for my personal machine and would never consider doing it again, too much time involved.

20140307_125320_(resized).jpg

I always thought DE Star Trek was cool. Especially with that transporter

Sadly; my DE Star Trek didn't have the chase lights.
One of these days; I'm going to come up with my own solution.

Well if anyone can do it you can. That could be your next product.

Nice!

Thanks! I just cleaned them really good and cleaned the corner of the ramp on either side. It looks better but as good as Tekman's

Zitt: I found some notes from a few years ago when I was working on converting my rope lights to LEDs. As for the blue tubing, search google for 'blue clear fuel line'.

DE-ST_CHASE_(resized).png

I just posted this elsewhere, but I wanted to post here as well for everyone who is having trouble adjusting their Warp ramp.

I was playing ST less and less often, partially because I couldn't get my Warp ramp right lately. I would make just one shot only to have the ball rattle around in the return lane and not feed consistently to the upper flipper. I tried repeatedly adjusting the ramp by moving the end to the right and to the left and everyplace in between. Nothing that I did fixed the problem. Finally, yesterday, I installed a bracket by fellow pinsider Ven. Here is a link to it:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/adjustable-warp-ramp-bracket-and-protector

This worked wonders. I went from having about 0% consistent feed to 75-85% consistent feed. The bracket moves the exit of the ramp up and down instead of left and right. I have mine almost all the way down so it feeds to the upper flipper almost like an orbit shot. I feel like I have a whole new game again and am loving playing it. So much of the game is timing 2x scoring from the Warp ramp to other events that if you don't have consistent feed, you are really missing out on critical aspects of the strategy -- not to mention the thrill of hitting the Warp ramp repeatedly.

I will say that installing the bracket is a royal pain. You have to take the whole right ramp off, and it is a very tight space where you install it. I would not embark on this unless you really have an issue, like me. If you can successfully adjust the ramp by moving right or left, just do that. However, if you've tried that and it never works, then doing something like this could help. I'm not sure if he is still selling them, but I thought I would mention it.

I need to mention that I just got 4 gold medals and only 3 silver when I reached KM. So, I'm eating my own words and am further proof that there is some way where you can get more gold than silver.

Did u get the extra gold medal from Klingon multiball?

Not that game, no.

I think there might be a gold bug.

See what I started

i have some ST LE/PREM blackout mods in stock now

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/star-trek-le-laser-blackout-mod

tom

Taking warp to a whole new level

warp_(resized).jpg

WOW!!! What happened?

How thick is the el wire and where did ya get it? Sounds like a cool setup.

That musta been some nudge.

Game over time just decided to repel the right side of the head. I think the screws on the bottom never went in properly causing the wood to warp. Eventually just kept creeping up and the t mouldings came loose exposing how bad it got.

Stern sent a new panel but my god what a job to replace. Hours of tight gritty work.

Damn....I guess that got by QC. Glad to hear you got it fixed and Stern covered it.

I WANT TO BE IN THIS CLUB SO BADLY. SOMEONE SELL ME A DANG STAR TREK GAME. UGHHHGHGHGHGHGH!!!

NO! Mine All Mine.
I'd say wait... My gut tells me IF Stern still has the license - they will produce more around the third movie this summer.

Thanks, that's some cool stuff. I wonder how the 5mm wire would fit and look inside inside that frosted T molding.

Yeah, they sent me a side panel, but it was labour intensive and incomplete. I had to drill all pilot holes without any template. And the procedure took a good 4-5 hours of solid work

Well I got my vengeance mod, now all I need is my st pro. So yea I'm almost in da club. My distr says new pros end of the month? Anyone else hear this?

I think the Space Jump Away Team will produce that. If you are in SJ and have a bronze (maybe 4 or 5 hits total) and hit the away team when you hit the Vengeance you will skip silver and receive a gold.

Same thing if you hit SJ AT with 1 shot you will get a silver without a bronze.