# Stern Tech School: How To Lift Your Playfield

**Source:** Stern Pinball  
**Type:** video  
**Published:** 2024-05-31  
**Duration:** 1m 48s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbAfyR1GACM

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## Analysis

Stern Pinball publishes an educational instructional video demonstrating the basic procedure for safely removing the lockdown bar, playfield glass, and lifting a pinball playfield into service position. The video covers coin door operation, ball ejection, safety considerations (power disconnection), and proper handling technique for accessing the playfield for maintenance.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Opening the coin door disconnects power from the playfield, making it safe to raise into service position. — _Stern Pinball official instructional video; safety procedure stated as standard practice_
- [HIGH] The lockdown bar is unlocked from inside the cabinet on both sides before removal. — _Step-by-step procedure demonstrated in official Stern instructional video_
- [HIGH] Playfield glass should be removed by holding both sides and the middle, with care taken at the corners. — _Explicit handling instruction in official Stern Tech School video_

### Notable Quotes

> "With the coin door open, power is disconnected from the playfield, making it safe to raise into the service position."
> — **Mateline, Stern Pinball**, ~1:15
> _Critical safety procedure emphasizing the importance of coin door operation for electrical safety during playfield maintenance_

> "It's important to keep the coin door open."
> — **Mateline, Stern Pinball**, ~0:55
> _Safety emphasis reinforcing electrical isolation protocol before playfield lifting_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Stern Pinball | company | Publisher of educational Tech School instructional video series; official source for machine maintenance procedures |
| Mateline | person | Stern Pinball staff member presenting Tech School instructional video on playfield servicing |
| Stern Tech School | product | Educational video content series produced by Stern Pinball covering machine maintenance, operation, and technical procedures |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Playfield maintenance and servicing, Machine safety procedures, Educational content and operator support
- **Secondary:** Hardware handling and care

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0) — Instructional/educational content with straightforward tone; no subjective elements or opinions expressed

### Signals

- **[community_signal]** Stern Pinball producing educational tech school content demonstrates ongoing commitment to operator and owner education/support (confidence: high) — Official Stern Pinball publication of step-by-step instructional video on standard playfield maintenance procedure, hosted on sternpinball.com

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## Transcript

hi I'm mateline Stern Pinball and today I'm going to show you how easy it is to remove your lock down bar play field glass and move your Playfield into the service position Step One is opening up your coin door step two is going to be unlocking the lock down bar from the inside of the cabinet both sides remove the lock down bar and set it aside and then you're going to want to close your coin door carefully remove the glass both hands on the side and in the middle be careful of the corners hold it from the center of the glass placing it somewhere safe off to the side you want to open up the coin door again and eject the balls from the trough before lifting and maintaining your play field it's important to keep the coin door open with the coin door open power is disconnected from the Playfield making it safe to raise into the service position going to carefully grab the center underneath here lift it up grab these two handles Pull It Forward gently place it through your backbox box and now you're ready to maintain your machine thanks for watching another Stern tech school video for more information go to stern pinball.com happy flipping

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