Stern Star Trek now with over 35,030 Plays!

Quoted from chuckwurt:
A new button was my fix. Haha

I got a new button too! After I ordered the right size because I didn't have one in hand

3 weeks later

#355 6 years ago

729

newpinbin

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Ocala, FL

8y 52,550 1,539 9 27

How many plays are we up to now?

#356 6 years ago

OKA

Okarcades

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I'll be heading over there in a week for an update

1 week later

#357 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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The only thing wrong with week was the ghetto bulb fix fell out. I had the metal things to hold them in ordered but I forgot them at home

A few shots of how dirty it is too! It seems to get more black underneath compared to most games but who knows

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#358 6 years ago

729

newpinbin

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Ocala, FL

8y 52,550 1,539 9 27

Great pics, was looking forward to this.

3 weeks later

#359 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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25,947 Plays and we are Still SUPER satisfied with this game right now. Every thing still works. It is by far the least troublesome game we have. I added some stats from audits page.

Right flipper flipped almost 2.5 million times!!

Only had to wax it and change the sling shot rubbers.

We also noticed that we keep grinding down the plungers when they mushroom and now the plungers are too short and the flippers stick was too high up!

Oh well it still kicks ass!!!

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#360 6 years ago

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Whysnow

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Quoted from Okarcades:
We also noticed that we keep grinding down the plungers when they mushroom and now the plungers are too short and the flippers stick was too high up!

have you not done a full flipper rebuild in all those plays? impressive that it is still rocking if so. That is a ton of flipper hits.

#361 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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Quoted from Whysnow:
have you not done a full flipper rebuild in all those plays? impressive that it is still rocking if so. That is a ton of flipper hits.

I've rebuilt them twice maybe 3 times. Just new sleeves 3 times and fixed the plungers 2 times and eos switches once. And coil stops twice for sure.

#362 6 years ago

MIC

RipleYYY

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14y 87,050 4,379 2 34

still very interesting to read you (and about this nice ST) in this topic
tanx for sharing

#363 6 years ago

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LesManley

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Woodbury, MN

12y 127K 5,825 9 46

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Quoted from Okarcades:
A few shots of how dirty it is too! It seems to get more black underneath compared to most games but who knows

This is most likely what is causing the game to be dim. The routed Ghostbusters I picked up was like that. Clean on top where you could reach with a rag, but absolutely filthy underneath. Under the playfield, some inserts and/or LEDs themselves were so dirty the light could barely shine through. I pulled boards off the bottom and cleaned everything up under the playfield, it was like a brand new game afterwards. So bright and shiny. Try taking a q-tip to the bottom of a couple of your inserts and be prepared for blackness.

#364 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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Quoted from LesManley:
This is most likely what is causing the game to be dim. The routed Ghostbusters I picked up was like that. Clean on top where you could reach with a rag, but absolutely filthy underneath. Under the playfield, some inserts and/or LEDs themselves were so dirty the light could barely shine through. I pulled boards off the bottom and cleaned everything up under the playfield, it was like a brand new game afterwards. So bright and shiny. Try taking a q-tip to the bottom of a couple of your inserts and be prepared for blackness.

I did that last time it was shopped! It's hard to keep up with it. Next time it breaks really bad we will strip it down and get it all bright again!

#365 6 years ago

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rai

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20y 169K 18,806 34

That’s quite impressive.

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#366 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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27,116 plays now. Holy cow its getting up there!

This thing has taken a serious pounding and totally handled it awesome!

The only thing going wrong this week was the flasher mount broke under the vengeance ship. I always carry spares so it was a quick, easy and cheap fix. Back up and running!

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#367 6 years ago

MJD

deibert

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10y 35,550 157

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#368 6 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

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Quoted from Okarcades:
27,116 plays now. Holy cow its getting up there!
This thing has taken a serious pounding and totally handled it awesome!
The only thing going wrong this week was the flasher mount broke under the vengeance ship. I always carry spares so it was a quick, easy and cheap fix. Back up and running!

Very encouraging for recent Stern purchasers! How does the game feel when you play it? Does it still feel like it did when you first got it or does it feel like its old and sloppy? Thanks for keeping us updated on this game. This is one of my most favorite threads on Pinside.

#369 6 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

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How often do you rebuild the flippers?

#370 6 years ago

WDE

chill

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Las Vegas, NV

12y 57,800 821

Great update. Congrats on the earnings. Game is holding up well.

#371 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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Quoted from Who-Dey:
Very encouraging for recent Stern purchasers! How does the game feel when you play it? Does it still feel like it did when you first got it or does it feel like its old and sloppy? Thanks for keeping us updated on this game. This is one of my most favorite threads on Pinside.

It feels old and sloppy! At least to me it does. But I don't think anyone else feels the same. Once I rebuild the flippers again it will play like new!

Quoted from Who-Dey:
How often do you rebuild the flippers?

I think I'm on my 3rd rebuild so far and it will need it done again soon.

#372 6 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

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Quoted from Okarcades:
It feels old and sloppy! At least to me it does. But I don't think anyone else feels the same. Once I rebuild the flippers again it will play like new!

I think I'm on my 3rd rebuild so far and it will need it done again soon.

So if a person rebuilt their flippers in a home environment, they should go 5 thousand games maybe and still be pretty strong?

#373 6 years ago

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Okarcades

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Quoted from Who-Dey:
So if a person rebuilt their flippers in a home environment, they should go 5 thousand games maybe and still be pretty strong?

Easily. I rebuild mine every 10,000 plays or usually right around there. Home use only flippers will hardly ever need to be rebuilt.

#374 6 years ago

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Who-Dey

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Quoted from Okarcades:
Easily. I rebuild mine every 10,000 plays or usually right around there. Home use only flippers will hardly ever need to be rebuilt.

Thank you for the info. I was curious about that. I have 2 games with nearly 2k plays on them and the flippers still feel strong as ever.

#375 6 years ago

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arolden

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10y 46,550 975

Quoted from Who-Dey:
Thank you for the info. I was curious about that. I have 2 games with nearly 2k plays on them and the flippers still feel strong as ever.

I think 500,000 flipper cycles is the generally accepted rebuild point.

#376 6 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

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Quoted from arolden:
I think 500,000 flipper cycles is the generally accepted rebuild point.

Sweet, i will keep that in mind also. Thanks!

#377 6 years ago

JON

J85M

Hot Mods

Warrington

12y 147K 10,469 32

Quoted from Who-Dey:
Sweet, i will keep that in mind also. Thanks!

Hard part is keeping count every time you press the flippers dude

#378 6 years ago

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Whysnow

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12y 187K 35,339 30 1

Quoted from arolden:
I think 500,000 flipper cycles is the generally accepted rebuild point.

agreed and you can check that in audits for anyone curious.

Also, a new sleeve can greatly extend the life of your flippers on route or at home. Gets a bunch of funk out of there and take 30sec to do.

#379 6 years ago

TDR

Who-Dey

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Quoted from J85M:
Hard part is keeping count every time you press the flippers dude

Im like Rain Man dude, i can keep track of all those numbers in my head!

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#380 5 years ago

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Okarcades

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No issues again! I'll post more pics next time. I was just swinging through town quick.

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#381 5 years ago

TOY

mario_1_up

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Fairbank, IA

11y 80,800 2,350 24 8

I've seen one with over 150,000 plays on it. And that was 2 years ago.

#382 5 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

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Quoted from Okarcades:
Easily. I rebuild mine every 10,000 plays or usually right around there. Home use only flippers will hardly ever need to be rebuilt.

IDK; I had to rebuild mine in a home environ well before 10k plays... probably between 1k and 2k.
The stock Stern parts are crap. Those end stops disintegrated well before 10k on mine and left a fine brass dust all inside of my cabinet.
That said; I may have only replaced the endstop and the coil sleeve because that's all that was needed.

#383 5 years ago

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hocuslocus

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8y 81,800 1,797 13

wow that cliffy is coming apart... pretty cool, thanks for updating.
I had some issues with my warp ramp optos recently, and a few switch adjustments. Yeah, sterns seem to hold up pretty well in general.

#384 5 years ago

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TheFamilyArcade

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New City, NY

11y 104K 9,962 5 37

Looking through your pics, I’m fascinated that the left flipper has been flipped about 600,000 times less than the right. That’s bizarre!

This is a great thread. How long has this been on route? This has made some nice coin, and no end in site.

Is ST a Spike game?

#385 5 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:
I’m fascinated that the left flipper has been flipped about 600,000 times less than the right. That’s bizarre!

Not as all.
Remember ST has a upper right flipper to shoot the warp ramp. "in theory" it means the right side gets 2x as many flips as the left.

No. ST is not a spike game... I think it's whitestar ... one of the last.

#386 5 years ago

RON

Rondogg

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Gary Stern ought to give you a free STVE for all this free advertising! Awesome thread.

#387 5 years ago

DAN

gunstarhero

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Quoted from TheFamilyArcade:
Is ST a Spike game?

ST is a SAM game.

#388 5 years ago

BIF

CactusJack

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Lake Forest, CA

10y 80,050 4,200 93

Quoted from Zitt:
IDK; I had to rebuild mine in a home environ well before 10k plays... probably between 1k and 2k.
The stock Stern parts are crap.

Zitt,
Are you using Stern parts for replacement or some other brand?

#389 5 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

Quoted from CactusJack:
Are you using Stern parts for replacement or some other brand?

The first and only rebuild I did was from PBL. Unsure if they are stern nos or repos.

#390 5 years ago

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rai

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20y 169K 18,806 34

WPT 2006 was first SAM game.
https://www.pinballnews.com/games/worldpokertour/index5.htmlM

GOT or Wrestlemania 2015 was first Spike game (I believe). Unless you count home edition not sure TF was first home edition (?).

#391 5 years ago

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JoinTheCirqus

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Lyme, NH

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Quoted from Okarcades:
I have not rebuilt the flippers yet they still flip like new. Flipper Power set to low still. Easy backhanding the ramps. No wear around the decals that I have noticed but I didn't look last time. I will check flipper button wear next time I'm there.

Have you thought about putting clear flipper button protectors on there? They’re cheap $5 and would help to protect it.

#392 5 years ago

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Okarcades

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Having a problem with star trek. It is awarding multiple warp ramps in a row even when a game isn't started. I was sent this video today of the bar owner. There was nobody in the bar and no game started.

#393 5 years ago

AAA

pintechev

Inactive member

11y 91,300 4,437

It's the opts on the warp ramp itself. Either misaligned, one is flickering, or the connection under the PF is loose.

#394 5 years ago

ZIT

Zitt

mine does that somewhat regularly. My fix is always to wiggle the opto connections under the Playfield. it's happened to me about 4 times or usually at a show or on location. this always fix it

#395 5 years ago

DAN

gunstarhero

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15y 104K 3,440

It’s possessed!!

#396 5 years ago

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MustangPaul

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Saint Paul, MN

11y 136K 23,313 10

Quoted from rai:
WPT 2006 was first SAM game.
https://www.pinballnews.com/games/worldpokertour/index5.htmlM
GOT or Wrestlemania 2015 was first Spike game (I believe). Unless you count home edition not sure TF was first home edition (?).

TWD was the last SAM game I believe.

#397 5 years ago

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Okarcades

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