(Topic ID: 56359)

Ball getting stuck on habitrail on The Shadow. Cut it?

By Aurich

10 years ago



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#1 10 years ago

If you hit the ball up the right side of the left ramp just right so it doesn't have much speed it can get caught over on the right side, where the two habitrails join. The wireform than joins in has a bit that sticks out *just* enough to jam the ball if it's moving slow (see photo) but it slips past it with any decent speed.

I'm not sure I can really bend that part, anyone have any experience trying to trim off a bit of a habitrail?

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#2 10 years ago

I just looked at mine, it's close, but has never got stuck or even hit it as far as I can tell. I would try adjusting the habitrails before cutting.

#3 10 years ago
Quoted from Pinballrus:

I just looked at mine, it's close, but has never got stuck or even hit it as far as I can tell. I would try adjusting the habitrails before cutting.

I can't see a way to adjust them, they're both pretty much locked into place. It's close, or else it wouldn't pass it at speed, so it must be just barely touching the ball. It only catches if you really rattle off the ball's momentum or if you flip the ball up there from a funny bounce.

#4 10 years ago

Bend it with pliers if you can't by hand. I wouldn't cut it.

Just my 2 credits.

#5 10 years ago

Yeah, I'd rather not cut it, worried the cut end might look off. I guess I'll see if that might work.

#6 10 years ago

could file it down with a dremel or even a hand file.

#7 10 years ago

So feeling dumb for not just trying to bend it in the first place, that worked great.

#8 10 years ago

Hey it happens. Now you'll remember wire forms bend easily.

2 years later
#9 7 years ago

Hey, sorry to resurrect. Same problem. Aurich, did u bend down or up to clear the clog?

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