What do you guys use to clean the white projector adhesive on premium/LE ramps and drop target areas? I tried Novus 1 but still have a lot of black ball mark lines.

i use novus 1, i just use it a lot. when i start to see the black dust on the main projector screen i take the glass off and clean the white stuff; every 250 games or so? don't forget the ball lock on the backboard, too, there is a 20k LE on the market and the guy didn't even wipe off the grit from the magnet before he took a picture, lol

i think that 20k is a bit ambitious, but 18k seems to be where they've settled for now, assuming you've got all the goodies

it is god damn insane I could come up like 7k if i were to sell mine but my family won't allow it

stupid family

Too bad there are part shortages. Stern could release 500 "Season 4" limited edition versions and sell them all at a nice profit. I realize it's not that easy due to licensing issues. It's fun to dream!

i'm really nervous about what happens to the game's value if/when the projector bricks. i kind of want to keep it forever but i also kind of want to sell it before 5k gets knocked off the value because of that damn projector

I have thought about this as well but to my knowledge there has only been one or two cases of the projector going bad.

It's not like I am rocking out the machine even with the extra ball to be honest, it just seemed to be a bit too easy to obtain is all. I mean at first I thought the switch was reading too many times on a ball pass or getting stuck.

is your SD card (not the USB stick) properly flashed? if you are turning the machine off and on frequently, it will reset the burn it back loop requirement for multiball to 3 every time you turn it off and on. also your audits won't be correct. check it- mine was wrong for quite a while

Pretty sure I did a factory reset when I got the game and then between trying to get the TK lock to work, it was on and off a lot. Now everything is adjusted and working but I still leave the game unplugged when I am not playing it through out the week.

I use Isopropanol alcohol for cleaning the white surfaces.
Works also perfect for white rubbers.

I have seriously debated this. I have a pro and really want a premium. What really happens when these projectors run their life expectancy?? Stern can’t get common parts now. What happens on a special order projector. Without the projector, the premium would be worthless in my opinion. What are peoples plans?

i mean, the life expectancy is 20,000 hours which is roughly 400,000 games at a game every 3 minutes but the fact that right now there is no replacement if something happens to the projector makes me very nervous

Projectors on route are on all day, every day and were not getting reports of failures, so in home use I wouldn't worry.

someone here had one brick, right? do you mind telling us what happened that we might avoid it?

i'll try to avoid that

I just updated my 1.05 Premium/LE code with Pinball Browser 8.13.
The static should be fixed now. If someone wants test it out before I send links, shoot me a PM.

So part number 509-2009-00 we should stock? Will stern get this back in stock? I mean, here in EU it’s law you must deliver parts for around 10 years.

afaik Stern will just refer you to a distributor...

Exactly what they told me. I have one “on order” with Flip N out but it is all dependent on Stern.

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I am pretty sure they said the fan inside the projector seized up or stop running causing the bulb to melt the projector inside... Something to that effect.

That is the generic reply they send to everyone, I got that one from multiple people there but for a different part I was looking for.

Are you saying you have a projector on order or something else?

Yes, I asked Zach to order me a projector from stern about a month ago. No idea if Stern will deliver. My thought is all Premium/LE owners should try and order a backup projector now. It will only get more difficult to source with time and the more people who request them now the more likely stern makes it happen.

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I am not sure I will have my game that long to need one, I mean aren't they around $800?

Just saw both Stranger Things and Iron Maiden have been move to the archive section of Stern's website.

Good catch, I just looked recently and saw them I thought.

No payment has been made by me but he placed an order with Stern.

...and just like that, Maiden is back in line but no Stranger Things.

i mean, they didn't renew the license, right? stranger things is donezo at stern unless they vault it in twenty years for the reboot

Who knows with Stern and Stern is going to tell you or me.

You obviously have never tried to get a part from Stern?

It doesn't work that way. First you have to find a reseller who will order the part for you. Then they have to submit an order and depending on who is working at Stern that day, they may or may not find the part. Talk to Terry at Pinball Life about ordering parts from Stern, lol he will tell you all about it!

In my personal experience it is extremely hard to find someone at Stern who has any clue as to what is going on. It's just like that generic message posted up above, that's Stern's MO. I tried like hell to get a part from Stern, had a person who worked there even tell me they were showing it in stock. So I order it through a reseller, nope. Not in stock and that was after 3 or 4 weeks waiting to get an answer.

Well then, don't order from Pinball Life then if you need parts from Stern.

I'll keep him in mind.

A warranty part is one thing, I am talking about getting a part in general.

I just got this reply from a source I will not mention about ordering a projector and it wasn't Pinball Life.

"...stern is odd with orders on parts like that."

I’d love to get a projector for my Pro. There some discussion about this earlier but not sure what the conclusion was. Even if it’s not from Stern, just getting the parts that would work. I thought someone mentioned you need to read Chinese to go through menus on one of the parts. Not a problem if that’s the roadblock. I find it hard to believe that Stern did some engineering magic for this, so a DIY solution must be possible.