Now that I have my Stern Star Trek LE I have been thinking about installing a ColorDMD. But before I shell out $400.00 I would like to know if it will fit in the LE. We know it will now work with the Sam system and it has been fitted into a few of the newer Stern games but Stern changer the DMD panel for Star Trek and to my knowledge no one has installed one in a Stern Star Trek yet but I believe it wont be long as I am sure sense they are now in stock again I am sure some are destined for the Star Trek pin. I do have a ColorDMD installed in my STTNG so I decided to remove it and make a template of the ColorDMD so I could use it to see how I could fit one in my new pin. I so much wanted it to work but to me it would seem in it's current configuration it just will not work. Wile the 4 outer mounting studs line up the 2 middle studs will have to be cut out of the way which is not a big problem and you would have to make spacers to hold the LCD panel away from the back side of the panel like it is on the STTNG which is also ok and would work. The problem is the LCD panel would drop below the bottom of the Star Trek speaker/DMD panel and that's the problem as the bottom of the panel sits flat on the bottom of the metal back box. So you could change the mounts and put the bottom of the LCD display so it lines up with the bottom of the DMD panel but then the viewing area of the LCD panel will not line up with the cutout on the DMD panel. If you could move the displayed area of the LCD on the panel to line up with the cut out area of the panel it should work but I am not sure if you can do this with the ColorDMD. I made a video showing what I am talking about. I hope we can find a way to make this work.
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Yep 100% positive.

I am super glad to hear ColorDMD is willing and able to help us make the ColorDMD compatible with the new Stern Star Trek. I did not know you had changed the bracket. The one I have on my STTNG was the first run released with the STTNG color ROMs so the mounting tabs are smaller but the spacing of the 4 corner mount holes seems to have the same spacing as the original DMD. I assume the new tabs are spaced out wider and are designed to use wood screws to mount in the new stern games. The Star Trek LE has no wood.
The way I see it we have 2 options, use the original 4 outer mounting bolts and cut the 2 inner studs off, drill 4 new holes in the LCD bracket so the bottom of the screen is flush with the bottom of the DMD speaker panel and it will have to have spacers to hold it out from the speaker panel which means it will have a gap between the LCD screen and the clear plexi which will be mounted on the same 4 corner bolts between the speaker panel and the spacers and the gap between can be filled with foam tape. The only problem with this might be the top of the LCD panel blocking the light at the bottom of the backglass as the LCD panel will be above the top of the speaker panel.
The other option would be to cut a wood panel to fit between the speakers and cut out the display area and mount the LCD panel with wood screws and a clear plexi will have to go between the wood and the speaker panel. I think the first option with the spacers would be the easiest way to go and if the holes in the LCD bracket could be added at the factory that would make it easy for most to install. Either way you would have to adjust the vertical position of the frame to make it work. I hope my ramblings make sense, I have never been good at explaining things in my head on paper. That's why I make videos.
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I agree, the spacer mounts like on STTNG WPC95 speaker panel is the way to go.
We will still have to cut the center studs, as they are spot welded to the panel but the 4 outer mounts are stainless steel star head bolts so we should be able to find longer bolts if needed. We can use the red plexi as a template to cut a clear one.
Wile I don't have a Star Trek Pro and they haven't made the premium yet, looking at the pictures of the speaker panels all 3 look to be the same size but I did notice wile watching TNT's video of the Star Trek Pro it looks like the DMD is mounted with all 6 studs which are welded to the back of the panel so you may have to use threaded hex spaces as it doesn't look like they are long enough but that's just a guess at this point.
As long as you can aligning the image to the window it can be done.
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I wonder if the Pinbits Stern DMD Cover- Clear would work as a drop in replacement when using the ColorDMD. They don't list the measurements but the picture looks to have the correct shape.
http://www.pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=450&zenid=8k77jm2aj31egjjpjj5fdo69f6
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Well I guess I'll find out as I ordered the clear one from Pinbits and it should be here Saturday. If it doesn't fit I'll take the red original and use it to cut one by. I haven't ordered the ColorDMD yet, just trying to line up what I need to install it first. We will have to wait and see what Randy comes up with on their end with the ColorDMD.

Did you buy the Cable Kit for the Sam/Whitestar which is another $19.00 listed in the accessories.
It has a 7' 12V/5V power cable with splitter,1' DMD ribbon cable (Whitestar)and 4 mounting screws
http://shop.colordmd.com/cable-kit-for-sam-whitestar/

Well the clear Stern DMD cover I ordered from Pinbits arrived Saturday and wile it's close it's not a drop in replacement for the Star Trek LE. It may be possible to make it work which I comment on in my video but I'll probably just cut a new one using the stock red dmd as a template. It looks like it will be fairly simple to install the ColorDMD. The stock setup uses 4, 6-32 X 3/4" stainless steel tork head machine screws on the corners and the 2 studs in the center can he cut shorter with a dremel cutoff wheel and still used to hold the plexi. It has 6, 1/4" spacers between the red DMD cover and the LED display.
To mount the ColorDMD it looks like we will need to replace the 1/4" spacers on the 4 corners with 1/2" spacers (depending on the thickness of the clear plexi used) and the 4, 6-32 X 3/4" stainless steel tork head machine screws will need to be replaced with 4,6-32 X 1" 1/4" screws. A current ColorDMD will need to have 4 mounting holes drilled so the bottom of the LCD panel is even with the bottom of the DMD,speaker panel. Then it will be up to ColorDMD to adjust the frame position.
My video also shows how the speakers are assembled and the order of the grill and plexi. I hope to install blue LED strips on 3 sides of the speaker and leave the top open for the flasher. I might try putting some washers under the speakers to see if it will let more light in. Probably be a lot of trial and error to get it looking right. I wish we could see what they did to the one that was on the factory tour as they were very bright.

Cool, I never thought about the SAM program might already be centered. Cant you drill the new mounting holes in the frame without taking the LCD panel off?
In your picture is the ColorDMD bottom even with the bottom of the speaker panel?
When you get it figured out post some pictures of the mount. I hope to order my ColorDMD soon.

I still don't understand why the bracket has to come off the LCD to drill the holes and from your picture it looks like the display needs to be moved up a little to be centered and isn't the LCD display the same size as the bracket so why would cutting off the bottom help and if it's the same size as the ColorDMD that's in my STTNG I don't see no way it's not going to stick up behind the backglass a little. I could be wrong.
Looking forward to see how it turns out.

Yea I mention in my video filling the gap with sticky back foam like is used on the STTNG DMD. If my measurements are correct and if your clear DMD cover is the same thickness as the original red cover then the mounting spacers will be 1/2" long , their for a foam tape 1/2" thick should work. You could use foam insulating tape from Lowe's or Home Depot which has adhesive on one side but they usually only sell the grey type. I found some on Ebay that might work better and they have a lot of different sizes but I think this will work nicely.
SPONGE NEOPRENE STRIPPING WITH ADHESIVE - 3/4" X 1/2" X 15'
ebay.com link: SPONGE NEOPRENE STRIPPING WITH ADHESIVE 3 4 X 1 2 X 15
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If you haven't seen the post by herg where he puts a ColorDMD in a Tron you should look it over.
http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/diy-colordmd-installation-in-stern-sam-tron
Wile the back of the Tron panel is wood it shows the position it need to be mounted and how the top of the LCD will sit up over the top of the panel.

Looks great. What is the length of your hex spacers?
I was thinking about using longer 6/32" screws and using plastic spacers. I was thinking 1/2" spacers would work.

Nice work tatanka1961, that was my option #2 using wood for the spacer, a lot more work unless you have the woodworking skills and equipment to pull it off. I am still leaning for option #1 using hex spacers and thicker foam to seal around the window. either way I figured the video frame would have to be adjusted to make it line up. I am almost ready to buy my ColorDMD and join the club. For now I have been working on lighting up the speakers with LED strips but I found out in the new 1.41 code release the speaker flashers also light the speakers solid as well as flash but not all the time but under control of the program. Wile this is great the speakers are still dimmer than I would like so I think I will add the LED strips and now might power them off the flasher circuit. The LED strips only add .5 amps and the driver transistor is rated at 40 amps @ 200 volts so it should not be a problem.
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I still haven't decided which mounting system I want to use, the MDF wood or the threaded hex spacers.
The hex spacers would be simpler over all but would require drilling mounting holes in the DMD bracket. Using the wood panel you could simply use the stock holes already that's in the new DMD bracket but not everyone had access to a CNC machine but if you could make them I might go that route. As for the clear plexi I under stand Pinbits now has made one that should fit the new Stern metal DMD speaker panels which would be an option for anyone not willing to cut their own.
http://www.pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=573
On a side note, I have already made my mod for adding blue LED light strips to the speakers so the Color DMD is next on the list.