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Stern Meteor battery - other repairs

By RTSMikeM

5 years ago


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#1 5 years ago

Just got my very first pinball machine ever, about 24 hours ago.
It's a 1978 Stern Meteor!
I think I'm gonna love this thing.

It was sitting in a basement the past 25 years or more. It "sorta" works.
Bootup is a crap shoot. It works maybe every 5th time at best.
I realized it needs some repair. I've determined I need a new rectifier board.
Picture attached.
Also my MPU has that soldered battery on it. My MPU appears to be in pretty good shape.
What should I buy to fix this? I'm hoping to find something with wires so I can put the battery down in the bottom and away from the boards.
I'm also curious about what voltage I need. The battery in the machine says 3.6 volts.
Where do I get a battery like this?

All the rubber components were rotted and falling apart (I've ordered a whole set of white rubbers)
My flippers are completely worn out in all possible respects. The leaf switches look burned and angry. They are very sloppy. One didn't even have wires attached anymore. How can I rebuild all 3 and do it affordably? Is there a kit? (need plastic bushings and anything that moves)

Last question? Where can I find the original coin door mechanism?
Somebody took that out of the machine and put a button on the left side of the door for credits.
I'd like to either remove the button or hide is somewhere so my kids have to put in quarters.

Thanks!
Mike M.

P.S. How do I get into the Meteor Club?

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#4 5 years ago

Thanks semicolin!

That TNT amusements little board is exactly what I needed. I just ordered it!

#5 5 years ago

Is there some product I can get to lube the pins on the connectors instead of replacing ALL of them? That sounds costly and time consuming.

#9 5 years ago

Ok that sounds like what I need to do...
Fortunately, I'm really good at soldering.

So the procedure is:

Desolder the "header" from each board, put on a new one, and crimp new connectors to the harness.

I checked https://www.greatplainselectronics.com

How do I know what I need to buy for each board?
I have no idea what parts I need.

#11 5 years ago

dothedoo,

You really have 39 pinball machines??? Holy Crap!!

I checked and great plains is sold out of the .156 trifurcon crimp pins.
(looks like you bought them all
Any other ideas on a source?

#13 5 years ago

Ok. When I looked at great plains they had some with bronze plating, some with tin and some with something else.
Which kind is best for connectivity and longevity?

#14 5 years ago

Digi-key is pretty hard to search. Do they have the cut off headers too?

#19 5 years ago

Thanks guys. I got the stuff ordered from DigiKey. 250 pins and 16 - 24 pin headers.
Hopefully that will be enough!

#21 5 years ago

Crap. There's a wasted $50! Tried to cancel my order by it was too late

Any ideas on part numbers for the smaller headers and pins (not on the rectifier board)?

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