I bought my kenwoods 30 dollars for the pair free shipping from amazon.

Messaged ZMeny literally less than 2 days ago about this game on facebook. Here she sits, going to be a long rest of the day at work.

Thanks ZMeny & Flip N Out Pinball! Stupid fast service.

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No, sorry.

Thank you very much for doing that. Nice to see the support brackets come on the pro I thought I would have to buy some...

The online manual is not available yet, can anyone take a pic of their manual at all of the solenoid list.
Sorry for all the requests. I am getting a Pro but fully tearing it down before playing and customising alot of it. New cab decals, reclear touch up playfield, speakers translite etc.
I like custom stuff alot - this is my first NIB and first new Stern. A 50th birthday present. The theme and Brian Eddy layout got me over the line.

I can do that too. I’ve been super busy installing mods today on my machine. Shaker motor went in easy peesy. Lighting kit not so much. Some of it operator error and some of it fitting issues. But I think I’ve found a happy medium.

is there a way to upload a video from my phone here? I wanted to show the speaker light kit installed on my machine today.

picked up one of these to be delivered soon, don't know about comfy but pretty cool!

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Love that rug!!!!

Also. Wtf? This seems impossible.

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Anyone else having issues with the center ramp to the demo coming down ? My wife and I were playing tonight and for whatever reason, whenever either one of us got to the demo mode, the ramp wouldn’t come down! The mode was active, but couldn’t hit the demo toy! So I rebooted the machine a couple times but still wouldn’t work. I finally unplugged the game and plugged back in, and then it started working. Although not quite right. Like sometimes, the ramp won’t go all the way down until the ball rolls onto it. It’s so weird. Only my second day having this thing and it’s got me bummed out and kinda mad. Suggestions ?????

Oh yeah. One more thing. I noticed the first time I booted up the machine, and ever since; that the lcd screen flashes this message “48v disabled” and then moves on. I’ve never owned this new of a machine and I don’t know what that means. Anyone? Could this be the problem with the center ramp operating correctly ???

I tried that. And it failed the test. Said no power or something like that. So then I unplugged the machine for a bit then turned it back on and it started working again but it’s not coming down all the way.

My game gives the 48v message too, I think it’s normal on boot.

Same with me. Never had an issue with the ramp though. Sorry to hear although I'm sure it will get figured out.

ill look more into it, but just tried chuckwurt s suggestion of testing the ramp via service menu. oddly everything disables when you open the coin door, lights go out, nothing works, etc. i had to hold in the button simulating the coin door being shut, then i could perform service testing. unsure if this is normal, but my metallica doesnt disable anything when the coin door is open.

probably a setting, but looking into it now.

Ok. So I just did a test on the center ramp mech and it’s working this time. Goes up and down, but it’s still not touching the playfield. It’s like an 1/8” or so away from the PF in the down position.

Yeah I looked under the playfield and I didn’t see anything obstructing. I’ll look again in the morning when I have more light. But I sure would like to know where the adjustment is to set the position of the ramp. That would be useful. Also; should I make a tech support call to stern tomorrow? I’m feeling really anxious about this issue after dumping 6k into this machine.

Just wanted to say thanks for this feedback. Set my machine up identical to this. Wont be playing till tomorrow, but its ready

Sure thing! Please report back and let me know how it all works out for you. I can nail the Demogorgan shot usually on the first try with a trap on either flipper, sometimes two but I'm pretty consistent. The game is just a blast to shoot, I'm also using Perfectplay flipper rubbers.

Alright. So I checked the menu options and couldn’t find anything that had to do with positioning of the center ramp.

My first pin is shaq attaq....this will probably be my next.

Very cool! Where'd you get the rug?

online at a place called Zavvi

Have you checked the one way ball gate in the mystery lane? These have been coming off and can interfere with the ramp movement.

We will be adding an interactive option for our spinning arcade sign. It will be active with the Quarter Hunt insert. It is not our preferred choice to make it interactive, but we are happy to offer it for those who might want the option. I would recommend you choose the faster spinning motor because when the insert is flashing, you will barely see the sign spinning with a part motor as the signal to the motor will be pulsing. When the insert is lit solid, you'll see the slower motor work fine, but this insert flashes a lot. You can also choose a different insert to key off if you like by moving the sensor wire. Plug and play. It will be up as an option on our website shortly. For me personally, I prefer the constant spin on this mod, particularly for attract mode.

https://lermods.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fstranger-things-pinball-interactive-spinning-arcade-sign

Can u explain a little more? I’m new to owning pinball machines so I’m not quite sure what I’m looking for ???

not a huge deal if its a pain, but do you happen to have pics of your ice blue trough light?

if you look at the lanes, you will see something that is u shaped made out of thin wire. these are designed for the ball to hit them and travel through, but if the ball comes rolling back, it wont allow it, this is the one way gate. I assume they want you to take a look and see if those may have fallen off and possibly are causing your issue.

Got to play the game (PRO) last night for the first time at my local distributor.

Disclaimer: I'm a very casual player, haven't played many of the newer titles and if so just a few games likely.

Stranger Things was a blast. Very fast, music was great, and when the Demogorgan appeared very exciting. Was able to hit him after a couple shots one game, wasn't able to hit him the next, but seemed appropriately difficult. Very excited to see how projection adds to the experience, but based on what I saw so far, it could really add to the immersive/spooky experience.

Yes I noticed dimpling on the playfield.

Never bought a NIB, seriously considering this in future.

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https://lermods.com/shop?olsPage=products%2Fstranger-things-pinball-led-strip-trough-light-kit

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Dead Flip will be streaming the Premium tonight at 6pm Central time

In-case any may have missed a little preview, I do love the projected targets and added Arcade spinning sign to ramps. Really looks cool.. wonder if the brightness or contrast can be adjusted to give it a little more vivid coloring.

https://www.facebook.com/DeadFlip/videos/501308750516678/

Thx for posting, looks very cool. I wonder if people will be concerned about the arcade sign spinning too fast, lol.

Thanks. Flip N Out = Flip N Fast

Glad it got there safe, now enjoy the hell out of it buddy.

So I just got off the phone with stern tech support about my ramp issue. Tech walked me through a couple different diagnostics tests. And he’s sending me out a new i/o board and a new motor just in case. Told me to try the board first and if that doesn’t work, then swap out motor as well. I’m happy with the customer service of stern, but not happy that this issue has occurred. Especially since it’s my first NIB purchase. I mean. 6k for a new machine! Where’s the QC at? A little frustrated if you can’t tell.

Sorry for your frustration, but new pinball is still pinball and stuff will fail. You'll be up an running in no time, and learn some things along the way.

Yeah it worked for the first day. Second day, not so much. I mean. I’m satisfied with Their customer service. He took care of me and yeah I get it. These boards go bad but I didn’t expect they go bad this soon! I mean. I get that maybe they got a bad batch of I/o boards. It happens. But wow. My wife isn’t happy about it either. Doesn’t help her confidence in my purchase. I get it though. It’s still playable. Just can’t do the demo modes is all. Wifey was noticing the little dimples on the playfield too. She wasn’t happy about that. Anyone else getting these ?

Pinball can be frustrating. I get how you feel, that's just pinball.

Hundred of parts and lots of points of potential failure.

I expect things to break or need tweaking. Doesn't matter how much I paid for it, or if it's old or new.

It's best to embrace it, and look at issues as an opportunity to learn.

Won’t keep me from playing it though!

My game has 0 plays, and will 100 percent have dimples tonight . Sounds odd but overtime they do blend in, happened on my Metallica, will happen on my Stranger Things, and will happen on almost any machine I play from today till the end of time. As someone totally new, it can be frustrating, but I promise once you learn your way around the machine itll be no big deal.

The important thing is not to get frustrated, because you will just get more frustrated. When I first changed the plastic protectors on my Metallica I snapped another piece I was working on, and wanted to throw the damn thing in the wood chipper. I slept on it, did my due diligence and consulted the great community of pinside, and got it fixed up. Once I got the bugs worked out ive had easily over 1000 plays with 0 issue. Right , wrong , or indifferent, you WILL be working on this machine.