In addition if you are curious about the DarkStar9 (aka StarBright9) material, here's some pictures. It's pretty neat stuff. Straight on it looks gray. but from the side it looks black. Pretty nifty stuff. Just wish it didn't cost so much.
http://pinrepair.com/stranger/darkstar1.jpg
http://pinrepair.com/stranger/darkstar2.jpg

I've started my install.. here are a couple pics to show you the difference. This is also in the middle of the day in florida. Outside panels done, obviously middle was not. The 2nd to last pic shows it done. Also shown is demodog target with and without.

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Nice bench top

can you explain how you have it working on the pro? I've tried using a few diff pico projectors and get no signal.

The 2nd to last image looks like a premium

A couple "strange" things from play last night:

- started quarter hunt and wasn't taking great advantage of it early. With a little over 20 seconds left in the mode with mystery lit, I hit the shot, and breathed a sigh of relief at the impending Add Time reward. But surprisingly I got Hold Bonus. I hadn't hit mystery yet in the mode / hadn't gotten a previous Add Time in the mode.

- had a Trap Em where I used my bomb right away - I assume I locked it in at 5mil. Had 2x scoring running, made jackpot shots, then made both super jackpots and each time was awarded...10 million. Huh? Made it through another round and each SJP was I think 123mil. Third loop I made one at something like 96mil & then drained. What's the variability on the summation of the jackpots leading up to the SJPs? (And why were my first two worth what a normal jackpot was at the time?)

Oh, those pinball coders - it's like they intentionally find ways to create tense drama while I'm playing my pinball!!

What's worse is I had both balls caught for the third wave when I drained. Made the first, bricked the 2nd from the catch and paid for it. Still a 583mil trap 'em.

https://www.etsy.com/ch/listing/954858422/stranger-things-promethium?click_key=aaf02eb49ea61b78604f37b4c9f12330174aaf17%3A954858422&click_sum=0fae4ea8&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=promethium&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&organic_search_click=1&cns=1&variation0=1821078334

Saw this in a faceboock group.
Nice idea for a topper.

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I would really love to get back into this club (I don't care which model - any will do!)
Does anyone in Australia have interest in selling their machine?

Wow that looks really great!

I just picked up a stranger things pro. I waxed it up and it’s playin fast! The flippers seem way stronger than my other newer sterns. I guess that’s necessary to make the shots on this pin. Where do y’all have outlanes set? Mine came set low. I moved them to middle. Is that where most people have them? What’s a good pitch?

the middle is what Eddy recommends/intended. I have my pitch so the top of the bubble touches the top line on the level and everything works well

Joining club. What color rubbers should I change to with the UV kit installed. Clear silicone. The green uv bands I think I used on GB ?

The UV bands look amazing when the UV kicks on. Doesn't really match under normal lighting, but you'll forgive it once it lights up.

Had some fun with adhesive magnets tonight...

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I have had the Titan UV bands , look awesome under the lights but wasn’t wild about the look under regular lighting.
I now have the Perfect Play purple , which light up neon pink under UV

Okay I am back in the club! Question on where you can get side rails that are similar to the LE ones? Any other must have mods now? The Medisynal ones look good

Ok thx. Guessing rubber list is avail on line

So you got that premium. Well done.

Hmm... Either this alignment issue just happened, or I just noticed it for the first time... Is this something I adjust through the menus, or is this a physical adjustment of the projector mounting?

To add: the crop is diagonal across to the top right corner of the screen

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Thanks kindly!

Update: that was incredibly quick and did the trick. Thanks again!

Congrats! I’d say good mods if not already done would be Cleland sound code, darker projector screen material if it’s a Premium, shaker, Medisynal, and of course some PDI or Vampire glass! Topper if you’re a topper guy.

I have an issue. I replaced the drop targets with the clear ones and reinstalled and now my drop targets won’t work. The part that goes into the opto are painted black and the game knows when a target drops and scores it but once you knock them all down amor start a game when they are down they will not reset. I tested from the connector to the coil and I get continuity on both lines on both coils. I have no game errors. No clue what to do.

Does the reset coil work in coil test mode? (make sure the coin door is closed or interlock is pulled when testing coils)

No it does not

Does anyone have an extra one of these ball gate assemblies under and to the left of the demigorgon? Or know where to source one? I can't find one anywhere. It's Stern part no 511-2968-00.

Evidently the operator who had my Stranger Things Pro had issues with it and discarded it. I thought I'd ask before I custom design something. Even if you have a broken or bent out of shape extra, I'd be interested in it.

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I'd drop Terry at pinball life an email and see if he can order it from Stern for you. I know they were giving these away under warranty when it first came out because a ton of them broke and came partway off, blocking the demigorgon exit.

Thanks! I'll try Terry tomorrow.

Maybe there is a fuse on the node board for that coil?? Maybe a loose connection at the node board? (im just guessing at this point) I'm not familiar but if there are other identical node boards, you can swap them around as a test. When you move each to/from a different position, you need to change the dip switches on each node board that identifies where it is being used.

How do I know which node board it goes to?

Node Board 9, connector CN7 goes to the drop target reset and the trip coil.

Do you have a multimeter? If the coil has both wires attached (one didn't come off), you may have blown a transistor.

I have a I have a multimeter, not sure how to use it on a node board. One of the leads on the drop target coil broke loose but was still attached bu the thin wire . I replaced the coil with a new one thinking that was the issue, no change. The other thing attached to node 9 at c7 is the left ramp uppost, that is still working as it should.

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Well, node 9 and node 8 are the same board, so as long as you know the coil is good now (since it's new) you could swap the node boards to see if that fixes your problem with that target bank (the problem will move to Left down post or maybe left eject if the transistor is blown). Basically you just swap the boards and adjust the dip switches to change the board ID so node 9 becomes node 8 and node 8 becomes node 9, then physically move them and reconnect. Here's the chart to show you the dip switch settings:

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It has the shaker, vampire glass and topper
Where do you get the darker screen material?
Seems medisynal is sold out?

is it odd that if a transistor is blown that the left post up still works on the same connector?

No. It's not a fuse that protects a number of things. Just has one job. There's one transistor per drive circuit. That post has its own transistor. A transistor is like an on/off gate for power that allows individual control of features usually driven by a coil. Generally each coil has to have its own (with some exceptions for home pins and Bond Prem/LE pop bumpers).

any luck? Mine is bent

Terry is inquiring with Stern, but warned me that it may take a while as Stern is slow and their parts sales cage is pretty disorganized. So, that's not entirely encouraging, but probably explains why it's such a pain or impossible to get spare parts from Stern these days.

If you need one, it might be a good idea to email Terry, and tell him you talked with Jeff Rumsey (me) about possibly getting one through Terry at Pinball Life, and to have him put you on the list, should Stern find a stash of them in that part sales cage.

In the meantime, I'll start customizing some existing gates I have and/or I'll try to design and fab something up in the machine shop where I work.

dupe post

I had a sample book of screen material which was enough for a mate’s LE (I’m just on a Pro), but not sure where else you might get some from. Possibly try direct with a manufacturer? We used Stewart Screens.

Medisynal started a list a couple of months back so I think you can still get in but will be well into next year before he catches up.

If anyone wants a magnetic lockdown bar accent, these are two imperfect early attempts that I'm going to otherwise throw out.

Top one "A" has a bit of black sharpie on the artwork just under the cutout for the action button.

Bottom one "B" has black border, but errant black sharpie to the bottom left of the cutout for the action button.

The cutouts for neither one are perfect circles, and both could use a spray coat of clear, if you're not making further changes.

Can either send me a self-addressed double-stamped envelope or else asking $2 PayPal to cover postage. PM me if you want one of these, first come first served.

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I had all my games on whilst I was playing last night and watching STh in attract mode got me thinking - what are other Prem / LE owners doing about future proofing their projectors? I have no idea what the life of the projector or bulb is likely to be, but I doubt we'll be able to obtain the exact same model years down the line. Has anyone bought a spare as a back up? I'm also wondering about spare decals with the correct material for the projected images - are Stern still selling these?

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/stranger-things-projector-wait-list-

Thanks for this, just ordered a NOS from Midwest Gaming. Does anyone know if Stern are still selling the decals for the projected images?

Both claimed, cheers!

Heat is the killer for the projector, as is often the case. A mini 20x20 fan might take the temp down just enough to lengthen the life. As far as I know Stern is out of them, and the Chinese manufacturer as moved on to newer versions that are not compatible.

Various pinsiders are working on solutions.

You can get better projection material and cut your own to get better contrast so it looks less washed out.