I became a member yesterday, picked up a Stargate (its heavy!!!) and it looks quite good, it has some wear on certain places but will cover it with mylar or a playfield protector and maybe touch up with some paint.

It worked when we looked at the machine before pickup, but when turning it on at its destination I just got garbled dmd. This is apparently due to 5volt, so will have to measure and probably adjust that knob. But before I can do that.... I need to enter the backbox. The key has been gone for many years apparently. Any idea if this is a standard gottlieb type of backbox key? (see picture below). Or might it be best to just drill it out and buy a new lock?

Its also "amusing" that the main playfield is covered in mylar, but not the crucial places like where the ball is dropped in the inlane from ramps

A good top shop with new rubbers, bulbs and cleaning will make it good =)

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Hmm havent actually tried removing it. But I guess ill try just pry out those two screws, ordering a new lock with key from PBR anyways Will post back with some updates when I have some.

Also, anyone know if a playfield protector for this game has been made?

Judging by how you write, you seem to expect a decent amount for it. I like gottliebs, but....its still a gottlieb

Welcome! I have leds from comet on the way, so next week probably i will do a full top shop and clean, change rubbers and leds, add pf protector and rebuild flippers/add decals. Planning to film the tear down process so hopefully it will be useful for others also.

Does anyone have some general tips for teardown on stargate? I.e what ramps/parts etc should be removed in which order?

Yeah, I am very meticulous when it comes to teardown myself. I always place the parts on a table besides the pin, keeping the "positions" and also drawing plastics shapes and laying the screws correctly. Lots of photos and video.

When I did Street Fighter 2, I followed a "guide" which was like "take off the upper pf first, then right ramp, then left ramp etc etc".
So basically wondering if there is a similar strategy for stargate

Alright, so after 9 hours of frustration yesterday I had my stargate teardowned and put back, with new rubbers and playfield protector. It plays ok, but i have som minor tweaks that needs be done.

One issue, after putting back the upper flipper with a new thin rubber from titan pinball, it seems the ball hits the rubber and "bumps" out instead of rolling naturally down the flipper for a better shot at left ramp.

But also i cannot see how this is solved as the lane guide seems to hit the flipper no matter how the flipper is in its default position.

Any tips?

I fixed my issue with the ball not managing to make right ramp by leveling the front left side. Also had forgot to reattach the left ramp opto, and the bullsehr kicker target wire had come loose so i soldered it on.

Then added the last of leds to playfield and backglass.

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Wondering if any fellow stargaters may give me some help

I have unscrewed the interlock switch, pulled it out and laid it in the cabinet, so that the power is not shut when opening the coin door.
But now, when I power ont he machine I get straight to the "menu screen". not a major issue in itself, but after playing a game, it shows the final score for some seconds then jumps back to this menu screen, making it difficult for tournament play because one needs to see and register your score.

Any idea why this screen is shown automatically?

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I managed to fix it yesterday, the two "plug in" wires going to the interlock switch was not connected.

Hi fellow owners. I wondered if any can help.

I discovered lately that the kicker target to the left of the pyramid did not register. I fickled with the blue-green wire and pulled it loose very easy. Bad connection i assumed.

Then i soldered it onto the same lug with the other wires, but still the switch does not register. I got unsure if the wire was supposed to be on the other lug ie the other side of the diode. I tried soldering it on there, but then the tournament switch did not work, except now the kicker target worked again but it slso triggered the tournamen switch at the same time. I see both are on same switch column so suspect that was wrong wiring.

Can anyone send me a photo of how the wires should be attached to the center kicker target switch?

Thanks

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Thanjs! That was it, orange brown on wrong side. Thanks =)