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Offline Strangeways

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Re: Stern Galaxy Restore
« Reply #90 on: September 25, 2009, 10:08:18 AM »
Looks great Nino!

Yes, it is hard to get parts for Stern flippers which is a shame, as when they are going properly they are the best feeling flippers from that era (in my opinion %$%).  I agree that cutting your own bushings to the correct length is the way to go.  I was lucky enough to get some NOS Stern coil stops, but before that I was considering changing the hole arrangement on the baseplate to accommodate the easy to find Bally coil stops.

Interesting that your Galaxy has the correct (stronger) 25-450 flipper coil.  These are usually changed to the common 25-500 some time over the last 30 years!

Any classic Sterns in your new haul?

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Ian

I wish you were local Ian so you could have a few games - it is one of the best Sterns I've done (this is my third Galaxy). I might follow your suggestion when I restore my Flight 2000, as the "old style" Stern coil stops are not an exact fit. If there was no coil sleeve - then it would fit, and I didn't want to bend or modify the base plate unless I had spares. I used to simply remove the Stern hardware, and install Bally hardware - but I would rather use the Stern flipper assy.

No classic Sterns I'm afraid. I missed out on a Viper, which I would have loved !


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