Too far.

Should usually feed the tip of the right flipper, not the sling. If you go too far, the lean will easily be noticeable while playing.

I have played two ACDC Premiums and one did the STDM out of the Pops and the other did not. I suspect the pitch is the issue. Didn't Steve Ritchie say to set the game at 7 degrees instead of 6.5?

I'm going to have to call foul, as the action of flipping would further move the flipper towards the other flipper causing binding, in which neither flipper would be able to flip.

Here is my AC/DC Bib with the ball coming out of the pops 9 times and nine times no SDTM !

Jim, at what pitch do you have your game set up? Yours appears that when the ball comes out of the pops it has enough speed to avoid the lazy fall out of the pops that I have seen causing the SDTM. It really does appear to be a matter of putting the game at the proper pitch to have it play correctly.

Thanks for posting the video.

Not sure on the pitch, I set it up new with about a 1/4 bubble above the top line . Never had a problem and it plays fantastic .

I just got mine and love it but i'll let it go for 24k.

Hitting the slingshot which sends the ball flying out of control toward the left outlane doesn't sound any better to me.

30k by Christmas!

and by the spending habits of this forum. I wouldn't have a surprised look at all.

Yours has a lot more bounce on the metal plate in the lane with the bell than mine. I wonder if my lane guide their is a bit lose and is absording the impact. Mine only drains SDTM when it hits the metal squarely out of the pops. If it trickles out it hits the post.

Thanks for the video. Hopefully this helps mine.

Is it just part of the game......
All my games drain when the ball goes stdm maybe I have an issue with my pins!

No, you should not drain SDTM twice in a row without hitting a flipper. It is not designed to do this.

Can we all agree to stop the BS now please? Yours doesn't do this. Good for you. It does this on some peoples and it KILLS the game! If you don't have anything helpful to add please just don't spam this thread. I for one would like to see at least one tech related topic stay helpful.

Irritated rant off and back to the topic.

McCune - Your video helped a lot. It turns out mine was missing a screw right in the middle of that ball guide and was causing the guide to have a bit of give to it. I added the screw there and it fixed that issue. Played the most balls in a row without a SDTM I ever have (5). I'm still getting about 25% though. I upped my pitch from 6.7 to now at 7 with it at .2 degree's to the right. I'll keep playing with it to see if I can find a sweet spot. What I've found is those balls that go smooth through the opening into the bell lane hit the metal right above the post and is what is still causing this. Those balls that bounce around a bit either hit higher on the lane guide and go to the tip of the right flipper or they come out lower and hit the post.

For those that tried the tapered post- what were your before and after results?

Yes, the black flipper rubbers should slow it down some. Good idea.