Quoted from cfh:

that site https://www.vcknsobey.com just scares the crap out of me. if someone wants to risk their CC info for the s6000 projector listed there, go for it, and let us know how you do. But the "contact" part of their web page does not list their location, which seems really odd to me. It just stinks of a credit card harvest site.
on even some worse news, we called the China company that made the s6000 projector and indeed tried to order 500 or even 1000 of them. We were told that the projector chip used in the s6000 is no longer available, and hence, they can not make the s6000 ever again. So there's that...
On better news, i have converted my Stranger Things Pro to run the projector, basically turning the Pro game into a Premium. Still have to figure out if i just got lucky on the whole affair, or if i'm smart. Jury still out on that. I should know more on this front in the next few days.
And last, I'm working on making the M4 work as a direct replacement for the S6000 projector. Basically i'm doing the metal work for a bracket that will allow the M4 to be a drop in replacement for the s6000. Still have some more work to do on that, but it's looking pretty good.

Quoted from cfh:

Well it's figured out. Just not very practical to upgrade a pro to use a projector. it's expensive and to make a difficult job a bit less difficult, you need the original projector (and a lot of other expensive stuff.) but the major obstacle is the discontinued projector. Yes the M4 replacement can work. But that means custom mounting brackets have to be made. and it projects player-side-left instead of player-side-right (only the s6000 projects player-side-right, no other compact projector does that.) So it gets even more complicated with that, with not only custom mounting brackets, but also modifying the ball arch because the position of the lens on the projector. then there's the issue with fooling the game to think it's a premium so it will run the projector, not to mention the wiring and modifying the ball trough metal and the projector power supply... The whole thing is complex and expensive, but do-able.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Based on what I'm hearing... No. No this isn't a real problem. There have been a few failures... Yes.. But overall IMHO this projector fear is just blown out of proportion. Failures can happen... But let's be honest.... Let's compare projector failures to coil failures in any game... It should put things into perspective. Coils are also designed to last a very very long time... But occasionally you get a bad batch or bad windings and they fail. I'll start worrying about projectors when people post of failures every few months. In the mean time.... It's just not happening. Now full disclosure... I did buy a spare, but I'll bet I never need it.
Based on the complaints I'm hearing.... I'd buy coil stops before I worry about anything else.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

No its not. I'm simply pointing out... If you're looking for items of failure... You need to be looking at items that actually have a history of failing. Coil stops... Drop targets assemblys, small Switches and so on. I hear of coil stops failing on Stern all the time. I've heard of three projectors. Three. In all those threads. Like others... I've followed the threads on projectors. Yes... Obviously they can fail... But the failure rate is very low based on the data I'm seeing.

Quoted from Soundkillr:

Again you're missing the point. Someone asked if this was really a big concern... And I answered based on failure rates I'm hearing about... No, it isn't much concern. You should be more concerned about drop targets failing or coil stops. Those two issues alone are well documented failures. If you're worried about a projector failure, buy one. I'll bet you never need it.