Right! Like we all said...It takes patience and there will be trial and error but if you stick with it and follow the key posts and input from others I’ve heard of no one who hasn’t greatly improved it. You still need a pretty solid shot but i went from 1 out of every 20 or so to almost every solid shot locks. Gotta have patience.

Agreed. Wish they came out with a fix though. Other than a ramp cover. Unless that is the actual magic cure.

I say a TSB with a replacement mechanism of some sort would be the best thing - wishful thinking, I'm sure. Like maybe if the floor of the ramp lifted up under the magnet? Like a reverse trap door, of sorts. Would be foolproof, even on slower shots.

Imagamejunky---yes I believe what happens is the ramp gets "broken in" after so many plays. I have heard that from others also. Awesome!

You took yours completely off? That doesn’t launch the ball?

Thanks for the tip. I used some vice grips and found my posts were actually screwed into the wood, so I just kept turning until they were fully unscrewed. I appreciate the help!

Hahahaha well that’s no help.

I watched your stream to this game and I’m just going to shut my mouth. I thought as a noob I was getting good but 13min in you hit 3 in a row on the TK multi ball. Wow man. Your unreal!! As a noob I look forward to improving my game and learning patience with the pin. Unreal man.

I sure would like to know more about the super skill shot and if you figured that out.

I can't get that shit to happen, ever. I always try. I wonder if it's just the geometry on my game. I think it's set up centered on the bubble.

I tried a ton today too. Nowhere remotely close.

So far I’ve been able to pull it off twice in one game. Such a great game!

What’s the over under that we will hear something about the topper by spring or sooner?

Way over. Have you seen the price of some toppers?

This. The one at the local joint was such you couldn't sink a shot to save your soul for months. Then, suddenly, could get a few per game. Dunno man. I just don't know.

I am having issues w/ intermittent hits (health bar) on the demogorgon & the ramp gets stuck in the down position. I tried e mailing Stern last week w/ no reply. What is the best way to communicate w/ Stern to fix these PIA issues? Is there a link that could possibly speed up the process w/ a reasonable timetable answer. This game is excellent, just want to fix these issues.

New trans light for my pro. Much better. Took almost two months in transit from the UK.

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How much was it? Looks great.

Same one I have in mine. Retro refurbs has a few. Around $90 US:

https://www.retrorefurbs.com/?s=Stranger+things+&post_type=product

Awesome. Thank you!

What is this swipe-a-ball feature?

Gotta love when I spend more time doing this than actually playing the damn game!

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I wanna like this game, but these issues are wearing on me. I've installed the new plastic piece and although it has helped it's still not even 90% of the time more like 60% and I still have the issue of it falling short.

How good of a shot would be considered an actual attempt? I keep barely adjusting it to get as low as it can go without letting the ball just glide by the guide.

I put a piece or plastic behind the ramp to get it to pop out a little more that has helped, but it just wildly inconsistent. I'll go 3 for 3 and then 3 for 5, 3 for 3, 2 for 5 and so on.

How perfect of a shot does it need to be?

Also I spent about about 2-3 hours putting washers on the demo to lean him forward more and still isn't good enough. Just dreading having to pull it apart again to dial it in.

Again for the demo shot is it expected to hit it in the hole on just about every controlled shot?

If I add in a flipper rubber like people suggested it does work better, but really this is the long term solution for this??? So over it.

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Granted you're 100 times better than I am it's just depressing seeing how well yours works compared to mine. It's def not even close to dialed in yet...

Sorry I didn't go back through your posts to see if you've already done this or not, but if not, make sure to remove the spacer under stinky's "chin". That alone made him lean far enough forward for me. I'm nearly 100% successful from a clean shot left flipper and ~60% from right flipper. Good enough for me for now, though someday I might go ahead and pull him all the way out to lower his rear too. Best of luck...I hope you find the magic bullet for both issues!

I was able to move him closer to that spacer, but it's still not even close to resting on it. The way the bracket is screwed in the plastic demo is wonky. They barely even dig into the mold and after I put two washers on each side to push him forward it felt like I needed 2 more on each side for a total of 4!!! Those screws aren't even long enough to hold that many.

I even took out the black spacers on one of the demo brackets because I was always shooting so low thinking it would at least lower the mouth and still not low enough.

Take both those black spacers out. You don’t need to do anything else at all. That’s it. You will be 100%. Whatever else you did to adjust the demo, undo it and just remove both black spacers. Easy fix. Many of us were shooting high and everyone who did that is 100%.

Sent 2 messages to Stern. 1 thru Facebook and one thru their website about when the light kit will be available but no answer from either message. I so want to add this to my game.

Stern is famous for doing a piss poor job of stocking and selling their accessories. They could seriously rake in bank if they’d just stock the shit and keep selling it. Games trade hands for years and people want to add the accessories. Stern seems to only make enough to meet immediate demand and then abandon them. Stupid.

I think Pinballs.com has it. Give them a call tomorrow.

I know the feeling, I’ve put more time into dialing in this game than anything else in the past two weeks. Like a full time job. I followed Pinpickle’s instructions to the T and he helped me get that demogorgan dialed in. (Thank you again) But that TK lock is a pain. I’ve followed all the key posts and like you, I’ve gone from hitting it 10% to hitting about 40%. Super frustrating. Every time I go for the TK lock I get stressed. Crazy that Stern put out a game that so obviously needed more work when so many of us have the same issue. I do love this game though. So worth it when I get that TK lock. So I’ll stick with it and keep trying to dial it in, but I totally feel your pain. I hope you get it closer to dialed in and can enjoy the game soon.

I hear ya on the TK ball lock
Mine worked pretty well out of the box
Now all of a sudden barely works at all
Trying to dial it back in without any luck so far
Kills the fun of the game

Just saw that LZ is getting a lighting kit upgrade for the pro. Crazy that it's $450 for 50 led's and some art blades. Kinda makes the $280 uv kit seem like a steal lol. At least the Prem/LE got the lighting kit as part of the machine.

If anyone is looking to replace the pro translite with a premium, there are 2 on ebay and you get 8% ebay bucks right now.
It is labeled as a pro though.

ebay.com link: Stranger Things Pro Stern Pinball Game Translite Sign NEW 26x16

Post office delivered some fun goodies today. Got my flipper coil fans from Vic at Pin Monk, so now I expect to have some super flipper powers. (Hope, hope it helps with my TK lock) and I also got the cool lenticular apron cards from Tim at YouBentMyWookie. Love how they look in the game! Thanks to both sellers!!

Also, was just watching Deadflip's stream of the new code, and his TK lock works every time he shoots it up that left ramp with Lock lit. Makes me so mad! What am I doing wrong?! GRRRRRR!!!

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Yes---noticed that too---but if you go back and look at some of his other streams on ST TK almost never works. Obviously some one realized that was not a good look for Stern so they got it dialed in or different machine.

Just got confirmation from Pablo that my ramp cover is ordered. Thanks for posting pics of the instructions. Mine still needs improvement as well - lately probably 25% at best.

From the instructions, it sounds like when the ball doesn't make it all the way up the diverter, that the suspected cause is that it's hitting the ramp cover. Has anyone confirmed that? I'll try to get a different angle slo mo to see if mines hitting the cover. Actually, I hope it is. I have everything else set to factory specs so there is hope.

Hey fellas,

Have owned a stranger things pro for a couple months. Great game! And agree it’s better than Attack from mars with the most recent code. I’ve added a shaker and the UV kit (which was a game changer).

I finally found a stern lighted dice plunger and installed it today. It is awesome eye candy, BUT i’ve got a major complaint. It has turned the mxv skill shot into impossible. The added weight and bulk of the die head seems to make any type of consistency gone with the plunge...

I was careful to mark the plunger position with tape to make sure the new one lines back up. It appears aligned L to R from the top.

Anybody else have similar issues?

Thanks!