Joined the club today!

Couldn't be happier.

Went from Getaway to (another Richie) Star Trek.

Can't wait to grab a few miss and really get into it.

Kids are loving it too. And the wife is happy I'm happy.

20201025_002846 (resized).jpg

20201025_002854 (resized).jpg

It was actually all led'd out with 2smd's from cointaker from the last guy. Except for the red ship inserts on the right. Those are on a board.

I got a nice mods package coming already. Couldn't resist. Coming next is a headphone/audio control and shaker.

But I'm eyeballing that stainless steel one in the comments just above tho.

Looking for suggestions on color of trough lighting for my ST Pro

Please let us know when you figure it out. I'd like to change mine to red and want to know how.

Good luck!

Is there a way to post a video without uploading to YouTube (or elsewhere) and linking it?

thank you.

i got the mezel mods and the Vengeance interactive mod from Beatmaster and wanted to upload a video.

The Mezel Mods are:

Warp Ramp Light Diffuser - kind of took some bending and fitting. Actually had to take the piece off (the screws were a PITA to get to) and bend it so it would fit without hitting the ramp. It was the most cumbersome of the mods I did, but still only took 10-15 minutes. And it's worth it! Really makes the light look great in the flasher emblem. @mezelmods maybe trim the bottom of the back piece a bit so it doesn't hit the ramp. I had to bend the emblem brackets which added considerable time and was the only frustration.

"Beam me up" tubes for the alarm lights - Really great effect. Takes 5 seconds to put on. WELL WORTH IT!

Explosion under the Vengeance mod - GREAT LOOKING MOD! To run the wires I disconnected it and ran it UP THROUGH the playfield instead of down. Much easier. Then it's just connect and go. IT IS SUPER BRIGHT! Too bright honestly. I'm hoping there is a way to dim it or something. Not sure I can keep it with as bright as it is now, but man it REALLY looks great!!! ( I also added the spring decal for the complete pacakage)

Beatmaster interactive Vengeance mod - WOW! just WOW! Amazing! And super simple. Very easy and the effect is out of this world. It looks like it should have been included on the Premium/LE models. it's great. I went with the red one for effect and it's perfect. Only suggestion would be to get some black to cover up the spaces between the front piece and the rest of the Vengeance. I put black electric tape on it and it worked perfectly.

Cannot say enough about these mods. And, just for full disclosure I'm kind of a beginner with modding like this. Stickers, decals and add ons I'm great with. When it comes to messing with wires I'm very new. These instructions were pretty clear and once you find the flasher wire it's plug and play simple.

I'm going to try my hand at uploaded videos so everyone can see.

I'd anyone has experience hooking up/connecting led strips to the g.i. lights I would very much like to learn how.

STPRO has the light sockets for everything and I don't know where I would attach a gator clip.

Looking at adding a trough light and a shooter rod strip light.

Thank you trekkies!

Thanks! When I get it I'll try that.

Ok guys ... My optos are going nuts again.

The coils won't test.

But the optos are just flipping out. All of them. Thought I had it fixed but tonight they went bonkers again. It won't even start now and when I test the switches all the optos will go nuts.

But the main one is the center target. It won't even respond. The others ones click on and off with the slightest vibration. The center one isn't registering again.

I can't have a game that is like this. And I just got it a couple weeks ago.

What is a good, solid, going to last, solution?

uuuhhh...... the what where now? hahaha sorry. I have done the test before with the door open. But I don't remember a switch. Could you point me in the right direction please?

And I went through as well as I know how and checked all connections on the optos and their mounting and everything. I can't see anything that is wrong or disconnected. I played it for a couple days after adding the mods though.... so not sure if that is involved or not. Regardless, I did check as best I know how.

I'm taking it to my guy tomorrow to have him give it a once over and fix it. All I do is put band aids on it. LOL

ok did a quick search and didn't come up with much.

Who's got UV in this game? I want to see it. Comet doesn't have a huge selection and warns against it not really being bright enough. They suggest the strips.

Not against it. Just want to know and see what people have done. I've got some good ideas of what I want to do. I do NOT want purple bulbs as it washes out too much. I'm not really looking for dark blue either for the same reasons.

UV/Blacklight is much lighter and adds great effects if done correctly. So I just wanted to see what everyone has.

Thanks Trekkies!

Thinking about putting them in the top lane lights and under the purple plastics on the away team area. Was thinking about putting them as the 2 outside (end) lights on the back board as well.

I definitely don't want dim.

Can you decide if you want to swap out certain bulbs in that kit? Their picture looks stunning and the uv/purple hue is exactly what i'm looking for. I don't want to replace EVERY. SINGLE. Bulb though. I was only planning on spending about $25 and getting the main ones and adding a trough light. But damn, it looks really good on their site.

I upgraded my vengeance flasher to red but the bulb straight fell out. I'll do it again for sure. The one in there was a tower orange and, while it was ok, the red as much better while it lasted.

I really did how yours looks, even though it does look a little washed out in that pic. You are saying you used the pinballbulbs.com kit though correct? I wasn't looking at spending that $$$ on it, but that picture is pretty damn convincing.

The attached photo is from their website.

pasted_image (resized).png

This is exactly what mine does. It's currently being looked at by our local pinball wizard. Bad news is, he's stumped.

Stern is only communicating by email right now and it's been a week with no reply to his email. Pretty bad if you ask me.

None of the fixes on here have worked so far, but he's not giving up.

Once he finds it I'll let y'all know.

Update on the optos problem.

Went and got my machine back today. Have yet to play it but will update after some plays.

Stern has not returned his emails in over a week. Pathetic customer service.

He went through it all and finally ended up moving some of the opto wiring away from the magnet. There is some documentation that says any EMF may mess up the wires if they are too close and not twisted properly. Twisting them makes the EMF cancel out from end to end of the wires. A straight wire will just carry the EMF and could mess up signal.

So, he said he played on it after doing that and has not had any problems. He's not 100% sure but.... Here's to hoping.

Optos on the fritz again. Warp 9.9 before you even flip a ball. Center target lock up alert is not constant.

Sending the boards out to get reflowed then hoping that works.

Why are these optos such a constant and sporadic pain and problem? What does it need with the center drop target? Why does it seem all the optos go haywire together?

I read the early releases were much worse (mine is one) but the vault editions don't have these problems.

in the backbox you mean? not just the ones the optos are connected to? im doing this tonight and testing.

if it comes to that. Going to try a reflow first. if the reseating in the backbox doesn't work tonight i'll be taking the boards off and sending them away.

it freakin worked! spent some time reseating and when i turned it on it worked! Played it lastnight for about an hour.

Right at the end the center drop target started acting weird. It would up/down for no reason, not come up when it should lock a ball. Only happened once or twice that i noticed. Next time i play it i will pay close attn to it and see.

Any suggestions for the drop target issues?

So since the opto reseating worked I checked out the drop target and reseated that too. No issues for a game or 2 tonight.

Thanks for the help y'all!

Can I use these for a f8 fuse? Manual says 3a 50vdc is o.e.m.

Are these the same? The filament is much smaller and different material. but both are rated 3a.

received_999774573866013 (resized).jpeg

Titan pinball has them all and has premade kits of different assortments. I just ordered the clear kit with blue flippers.

However, like some other posts on her the USPS is sucking balls right now. Lost 2 of my packages for 4 days. Had to go make the manager find them. They currently have one that is 3 days late. My titan order has been in transit for 9 days.... With no update for 7 of them. UPS... Zero problems.

Once I get mine I plan on posting pics of all the mods and additions.

Aurich these pictures are making me regret not getting one of your kits sir! We need to be able to like posts bc they look amazing. Especially the front view one!

FINALLY got my package from Titan. Ordered it on Black Friday... Got here 2 weeks later.

But maaaan was it worth it. Here is what I can list from memory.

Comet: multiple frosted bulbs, slow color change bulbs, ice blue thru lane light kit, 3 uv light strips, uv bulbs, and some red fire and a blue fire bulb.

Titan: complete rubber kit in clear with blue flippers rubbers. More uv lights. New balls.

World of difference! The most noticable is the rubber kit. Wow! Looks aren't everything but man the clear looks better than the standard black. And the flippers are amazing.

The long uv strip under the back box I have hooked up to the start button light. My goal was to have it stay on during the beginning of klingon battle. It gives this great, spacey, eery, look when all the lights are off. Uv lights in back wall plus that strip.make the alarm light diffusers glow nice! It looks great. Put a smaller uv strip and lights at the right targets/away team behind the flipper. Makes it glow nicely. Subtle but noticeable.

Maybe my favorite thing is the red fire bulbs under the asteroid field and warp / left ramps. The fire just fits there and looks really badass! Had to remove one bc it got too dark and put a stock frosty white back in to brighten it up. I wish I could post a vid of it. 1000% worth it!

Putting the rubber kit on was easier than I expected but had ita challenges. I did take the left ramp completely off to get to 2 of them at the pop bumpers. Can't wait for the machine to BE CLEAN all the time instead of black tracks after every game.

I'm very pleased with everything. Coincidentally my first game on it after a good cleaning and all the modding I posted a grand champion score!

Please ask questions if you have any.

Cannot recommend Titans kits and Comet enough! Pics to follow.

if you hold the left flipped and plunge the ball it will come around the left orbit. You need to then hit a lit target on your first flip for a skill shot. You can do this holding the right flipper also.

The game has most plastic protectors already but they are metal and I want to swap them out for clear. Is like to add to the missing ones also. The game flies now so it might be that time!

The ramps have guards on them already but I might get the cliffys for them.

What seettinh do y'all have your slings on? I have a feeling mine are turned up way too high.

Is it personal preference? What is best for gameplay? Recommended from stern?

What do y'all prefer?

I have done a few mods. I like them all. And they aren't really that expensive. The play cards were free!

Vengeance light mod is the most noticeable. Along with the vengeance explosion under the ship. Both worth every penny. I got the sticker to cover up above the explosion as well.

I put a new rubbers set on it in clear. Love it. Noticing tho that it gets dirty FAST and I need to clean them already.

Did a bunch of lighting mods and changes and am very happy with them. The trough light is very good and looks great.

I would Love to do the wire forms like you said and do the eject up the loop onto the wire form. Now it ejects and often hits the sling and bounces directly into the right out lane. No fun.

Hoping for side blades and a headphone jack for Christmas. And there are some sling covers with hexagons etched in them that I'll be getting as well. Maybe one day ill be able to afford a better back glass.

I definitely want a shaker and cointaker has them at $45 right now!

My pro has a color dmd too and I have to say it's by far the best thing on it! It's so we'll find that I forget it's a mod and stock is that ugly all red thing. Puke.

https://cointaker.com/products?keywords=Star+trek

Both are on sale here.

Is it worth $45?

They do not sit flush. I have one and do not have the gasket. Can you see it, yes. Did it matter, not at all. It's a cheap thing to buy but when you are playing you can't tell. You can only see the gap from the side and light did not bleed threw.

At the end of the day I'll probably get one at some point, but I'm not in a rush and it is not necessary.

So when you install a shaker you just go into the menu and turn that option on? Nothing else to program?

Thanks!

What are the plastics that cover up the lights in the upper pop lanes called?

Stock is blue, and I want clear. But I don't even know what to look up.

Thanks!

Yep those! Only not those bc the don't have the posts for the screws. But lane guides is what I need to search.

Thank you!

I'm super worried about this if/when I get side blades. I seem to scratch the right side every single time I lift the playfield.

https://www.ministryofpinball.com/en/catalog/product/view/id/7548/s/sega-stern-lane-guide-clear/category/784/

https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/550-5061-01

Thank you for the direction!

Uhhhh yes please!

Ok guys...

The fuse for the coils keeps blowing. First time it blew I moved the left eject power way down. It didn't eject the ball and the ball got stuck. Then none of the coils would work. Blown fuse. Turned the eject power back to factory installed. Replaced the fuse and it worked fine. That was a few days ago.

Just blew again for no apparent reason. Replaced again and upon testing was good. But ball went in the left eject and the fuse blew again.

Fuse has blown 4 times now.

How do I diagnose what's going on? Not saying it's necessarily the left eject but that's when/where the problem started. Could also possibly be the magnet /drop target area as well.

Where do I start, how do I start, and what would I be looking for?

Thanks everyone.

Why not just get the regular cointaker one then?

Merry Christmas to me! Got my pingraffix side blades installed (wet method, super easy) and a very nice Titan pinmat! Wow that thing is comfortable! For some reason shipping was suuuuuper expensive on it, but I told my wife my feet and back will thank her every day for getting it!

Cleaned it, waxed it, shined it up. But it's super fast and even more fun!

20201226_231921 (resized).jpg

20201226_231932 (resized).jpg

20201226_231950 (resized).jpg

20201228_174449 (resized).jpg

20201228_174529 (resized).jpg

20201228_174828 (resized).jpg

Mine does the same thing. It's minimal so I don't worry about it.

Anyone have these installed? Thoughts?

https://pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_77&products_id=586

Oh no! I'm glad you shared that! I was just about ready to pay for the sling plastics! I've wanted them for a while now.

This is not good!

I have the warp ramp diffuser as well. It's ok. It keeps coming off. It didn't have much to hold it in and needs a slot in the back so the wires don't press it to come off.

The vengeance ring light mod is outstanding. #1 best mod. I got the red one. The explosion mod is great as well.

One of the coolest mods are the dome covers. They do such a great job of making it look like the "beam me up Scotty" effect with the doke lights. Pretty cool. Not sure why they aren't on every game honestly!

Id love to get the bird of prey and Enterprise but they are pretty expensive.

I just ordered a shaker motor as well and hope to have it installed this weekend.

Oh I totally get why they are expensive. That wasn't a dig. Heard nothing but great things about your mods! I just have to pace myself! I 100% want both of them. How would I go about doing the klingon ship?

This is a intermittent problem with mine since the week I bought it.

My fixes (after a lot of frustration)...

1. Twist the opto wire directly under the magnet. The magnetic field can interfere with the signal if it's not twisted. (Dm me and I'll explain)

2. Reseat all the opto connections on the board under the playfield. Easy. Not time consuming. Just be careful.

3. Reseat ALL the connections in the backbox. Again, carefully. Pull on them a (very) little, then push them back in snugly.

My ST pro has done exactly this numerous times.to the point where I almost sent the boards away to be resoldered.

Good luck my friend.

Yeah I was told/I red somewhere that those pins aren't meant for many disconnections and will loosen easily. So don't tug them out and push them back. Just be gentle and secure them onto the pins best you can. Mine seem pretty secure in the box but under the pf there are some a little loose. It's really hard to tell which one is the culprit. From what I've gathered if one goes nuts, it effects them all.

And to twist the wire you just disconnect one end from the board and twist it half a dozen times. Then try to move it away from the magnet as much as possible. Reconnect it securely.

Bashing the ship is right up there too. Probably the most fun interactive toy in pinball! I love hitting the demogorgon in stranger things, but the Vengeance is just better.

I had a Getaway (also Ritchie). Absolutely loved it. Sold it and ended up with my Star Trek. It's awesome! And my shaker motor should be here this weekend.

AUDIO QUESTION.

The bottom speaker on mine is just a speaker it seems. And it's not very loud. Is it supposed to be more of a speaker or woofer? Are there gains we can adjust?

Really considering getting a subwoofer for it now after realizing it's not that great of a speaker. Concerned it's got a blown cone (no clue how that would happen).

Not familiar with a PWM board. I found a few of them on Amazon tho. Can you recommend one? Link?

6.5-7 ° for just about every game ever. I like mine around 7. Star Trek is no exception.

Shaker motor installed.

How do I dial in it? Tune it? Turn it down....

I got the regular cointaker one. It's amazing. But I could turn it down a little if it's possible.

There is yes. I will try that next. What does that do?

I tried that. It either didn't shake or shook too much. It isn't easy to find a sweet spot.

It just sounds loose. Everything is tightened.

I'm going to get a PWM board controller and use that. A few other threads have outlined how to install them and everyone loves them.

This might be a dumb question... But...

Does it make a difference if the weights are going (rotating) sideways across the machine or if they are longways front to back?

I assumed it was only installable in one direction (rotating across) but I just got to wondering....

Also, the shaker motor itself is the loud part. Like too loud. Like annoyingly loud.

Anyone have this issue? Is it too much power? I have the pwm board coming Wednesday. Is there an existing adjustment I could try?

I tightened it a bit. No difference. Maybe I will really crank it down later.

I added tape to the glass thinking it was that, but the glass is off now while I'm testing. It's 100% not the glass, and not other parts.

I'm 99% sure it's the motor. I emptied all loose things. The noise is coming directly from the motor. And it really only does it at TOP speed. But at that TOP speed it is LOUD! My family is making fun saying there's a lawnmower down there.

Moving the weights only effects the shake. The noise is constant whether the weights are at 0 or 90 or 180°....

What he said! He's talking about the pro. The premium has a kickback and a VUK to the wire form. It also has wire forms instead of plastic ramps. And all the lights are RGB with clear inserts for a better light show

But as far as playing... Very little difference. I've got a pro, fairly modded and I love it!

My pro is very inconsistent. Will be great for a while then feed to the top of the sling again for a while.

What was your fix?

Just installed the pwm board to control the power to the shaker motor. Wow. Absolutely perfect. Turned it way down, maybe 30% power. Have weights set to stock.

It's almost darn near perfect. I'm going to mess around with the weights to see if I can add power and make it smoother.

But man... $8 and 8 mins to install it.

Why don't they just include it and charge $20 more preinstalled?

20210113_214230 (resized).jpg

looks great! congrats! Do you like ST more than Guardians? When i got my ST PRO it was either that or GoG. Wondering what you think.

and yes, the color DMD is a must.

BTW that topper is badass! Love that!

Headphones add another dimension to the game. Stranger things is amazing with headphones. You're more... Immersed... No other sounds. Headphones are cool!

You gotta cancel out the GC score!

This is common (happened to me a ton!) and lots of answers in this thread if you search it. But as mentioned reseat everything in backbox.

Also. Twist the wire under the magnet for the optos if it is not already twisted. And reseat the under playfield optos as well.

Feel free to dm me if you have continued issues or any questions.

That was the very first error msg I got. All related. Good luck. It took me a couple months and my repair guy and $$ to figure it all out. But it's good and you can do it all yourself.

These are lovely.

Got Tantrum's flipper toppers!

Perfect!

20210219_210422 (resized).jpg

20210219_210434 (resized).jpg

Reseat ALL connections in the backbox. Lift playfield and reseat all opto connectors. Lastly, twist the opto wire under the magnet. This in essence cancels out any interference from the magnet.

Can we make this a sticky?

When the optos go crazy and triggers the warp ramp to go nuts. Warp ramp will rack up warps and you won't even touch the ball. Just gently (but firmly) reseating the connectors has done the trick the best. Also, twisting the wire under the magnet (if not already twisted) and moving it away from the magnet helps as well.

This is very true. I do not mean to take them out and put them back in. Simply pushing them in gently but firmly will do the trick.

Definitely should take them off of you don't have to.

I got a ton of stuff from Chris for my Getaway that were all great! Got the flipper toppers for St and they are quality and look great!

These are the ones like Pinbits makes but they are not fulfilling orders.... The hexagon patterned blue plastics...

Where can I get these? I freaking love them!

The upper spotlight... When is it supposed to be on?

I thought mine wasn't working then realized it's hardly ever on! It is a nice bright touch for the bumpers (I have uv bulbs back there for effect and it's great!) So I'd like it on more often.

Anyone know the rules for on/off of this?

Star trek is SUUUUUCH a better game than AC/DC. this should NOT be a close call. Go vote!

All of my GI just went out.

I lifted the playfield bc the warp ramp started going nuts while I was crushing a vengeance multiball. It hasn't happened in months! Been solid.

So I reseated everything. Went to play and the gi isn't working. And all of those fuses don't have their red lights on.

Anyone have any experience, wisdom, or help? I appreciate it. Thanks guys.

P.s. the warp ramp thing seems to be fixed again. Hahaha. Always sumthin....

20210321_212650 (resized).jpg

You have to hit the drop target like 6 times maybe. Then it locks the ball inside with the target down. Launches a new ball and you have to hit that captive ball to release it. Or, if you aren't very good aim like me, it will release after a time. Hit the black hole for add a ball.

I have signed up and anxiously await this opportunity!

Has anyone attached a USS Enterprise to the plastic ramps on their pro? Considering getting a hot wheels and attaching it to the right ramp at the return lane.

Would be easier in wireforms but I digress.... Thoughts on attaching it to the plastic ramps on a pro?

It usually does feel like you haven't really done anything when I do this. It's just reseating. It's a connection issue and it just needs to be wiggled.

I would say the hot glue is due to the same issue and previous owner did it. Not sure I would so that but I guess I can see the logic of trying to keep them connected permanently.

I installed one on my regular coin taker shaker motor and it's freaking amazing. 10 min install and you can dial that motor in exact where you want it. Pretty much a necessary install imo.

Slider man layout is almost identical. Never played it.

For flow.... Led Zeppelin is awesome. Even the pro is fun to shoot. JP is not fun imho. Shots are hard. Not good flow at all.

GOT sucks. Nuff said about that.

Deadpool is fun and can flow. Good shots and fun to play. Bksor PREMIUM is fun. Pro bloooows.

Not a lot of games compare to star trek for flow, fun, and forgiveness.

Stranger things is great fun! Avengers is cool but a very loooong game. TMNT can really flow but I
The scoring is whack and usually the play feels choppy.

Guardians of the Galaxy!!!! Now THAT is a game you can compare to Star Trek. Tons of fun. Tons of shots. Flow can be great. Try GOTG man.

Beatles was way more fun when I got to play it then I thought it was going to be from looking at it. I was like... Emmm... This is a modern pin? Hahaha

But the fun only lasted like 5-10 games. Then I wasn't really feeling it. Very smooth and very good flow tho. Really i! if you hit the shots it flows with the best. But... Not a lot going on.

Definitely not comparable to star trek.