I have a location that wants a STERN SW . It is a good account and owners are demanding . I was thinking of biting the bullet and purchasing a Prem/LE. I have another company that I own not related to my Coin-Op Amusements . I am busy . I cant deal with the stress of this kind of stuck ball issue that will require me to go to location to take glass off just for a stuck pinball . Williams had it down with StarWars Episode I . You could and I did give the location a key that only opened the lock down bar to remove glass it was awesome .
Did you get this stuck ball every game issue fixed by STERN sending you a new wire form? Cluster F*&K.
Secondly : Quote: Then after that, it will randomly select a character, auto plunge, and then just start doing random things, like turn off the GI, turn off the flippers, and generally just go completely nuts. powered it off, let it sit for 30secs, then it wouldn't boot back up. Unplugged it, and now it boots. But still has random problems.
Did you fix you demonic possessed SWLE . If so what was causing all theses issues was something arching?
Sounds like the PRO is a better bet . But I like LE's . But They sound like a pain in the ass.

Cluster F*&k I have seen many photo's of this issue . Even in the STERN SWLE gallery and in streams .

This sound like the a solution to a $ 8,900.00 with tax . Worse than tweeking my Avengers LE .
Before I spend any $$ can dnapac you post some photos of your exactly were you shaved the (Jig/Jut) on your Death Star
And what setting did you put the DS Hold to . Regards , RDK PLAY AMUSEMENTS AKA: Rob Knapp

Thank you for taking the time to take a photo.

I am really following all STERN SW threads . I feel as you do at this point with out spending money on a SW yet . That I have never bought a non Limited Edition STERN accept Black SM in my life . But one great thing that Steve did is to add all the RGB LED inserts and all the color LED GI on the SW Pro . I am concerned that the Prem/LE mechanics of it will drive me crazy. This may be my first Pro . I am not sure the Reliability - the hyperloop is frickin' cool, but it's going to be a nightmare to keep working properly. Everyone I've played has had issues, rejects, and other problems that are not software related.
Quality of Play . The fork ramp . It totally kills the speed and flow that Ritchie intended for this game. Hitting the HOTH shot only to have the ball smack into the back of the fork ramp, sit there, pause while the fork ramp lowers and then dribble down to the flippers sucks and kills the excitement (plus, what do you think is going to happen to the balls and the ramp when a solid mass of steel is slamming into the back of those thin forks coming out of the playfield...)
Cost I have no problem buying LE . But in this case the Black SW Armor just is not doing it for me. Not a real Back Glass. The Premium Translite is not the characters I am drawn to as a Carrie Fisher fan and all the other protagonists . Not the Premium Antagonist art . I already contacted Marco who claim for $150.00 they can get me a Pro Tranlite if I bought a SW Premium . The deprecation on the Pro will be a lot less than the premiums and LEs in the event I want to sell my game down the road. All this being said . I still am in a holding pattern as I want to wait a little longer to see about the issue is just poor design and that's what I see with the hyperloop. In am leaning to buy a SW pro I played it more then the LE and I loved it . My OCD mind vacillates I my change my mind but this is were I am at . Pro Photo courtesy of 'Lermods'

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It is the 7.65% sales tax in Denver that adds up and brings the price tag up to $9,150.00 . That is why some people do not buy local. I do not ship pinball I buy in Colorado .

In am still on the fence about buying a STERN SW Premium/LE as these issue concern my greatly . That is why I think the Pro may better suite my 'OCD' brain . But the collector mentality I have hade for years in me saying buy the LE .
I just want the best game play experience as far as fun.
Could you post some pictures of the metal wireform you are bending please ? and what are you using to bend the metal wireform with . Thank you .

I have had the modify quite a few pinball machine in my day . I never considered it fun . More like a pain in the ass . I have always thought more time should be taken in beta testing . But to each there own I suppose.

Thanks for taking the time for the photo's . The only LE I played is at a Friends home. It looks so cool. But It does weird "shit pardon my French". The (fork ramp) Death Star shot very important to the game gets a lot rejects and is harder than the Pro which is at a location and I have played a lot . I have a KISS LE where there is a shot into a scoop that is very important to game play . I added a Cliffy for protection and it made the shot so hard it sucked the fun out of the KISS pinball . I took the Cliffy off and I am now having fun with my KISS pinball again. Just an example of were some of my eccentric and possible redundant post about my concerns about the SW Premium are seeming from. And his the Hyperloop seems to work randomly and not as intended . I swear I have never be so flakey about a pinball purchase in my life . I can not make up my damn mind on this pinball title . I have never bought a STERN pro in my life and really may do it on SW . But I am biding my time as STERN will be producing these for a while hoping a code or physical hardwear fix may iron out some of these issues . Thanks for feed back .

I seems that this ramp plastic needs a plastic protector . I looked at Pam's Pinbits SW plastic protector set I appears to be not included . Hopefully it can be made.
http://www.pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_96&products_id=646

What SW version are you playing Premium/LE or the Pro . Thank You still deciding which version to purchase.

I am 6.1 inches tall and I can not see the top rollover lanes unless I learn forward . It need a mirror like TOM for sure as when the game play gets very intense It would be nice to view the top lane at a quick glance via a reflective mirror In my opinion . If I ever put my money were my mouth is and buy a STERN SW it will be retro fitted with a mirror . As in this photo.

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There are also a series of rocker switches that could be causing the issue . I found this on an other thread .
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stern-star-wars-clubmay-the-force-be-with-you/page/38#post-4035612