...precisely what I would have wanted all along. Brightness somewhere between the two that doesn't leave spots in my eyes after the game.

Jay must work for "Apple"! This is a great mod. I love it - keep up the great work Jay.

How much does this V4 cost?

Last night, I added a series resistor to dim my retina burner to a brightness closer to what I prefer for my game. I ended up at 220 ohm, but that's obviously dependent on your own preferences. Jay's addon sounds like it will provide more flexibility, but I'm happy with the results of just using a bigger current limiting resistor. It's now in a range where LED OCD can be used more effectively to fine tune the brightness as well as smoothing the fading effects.

I finally installed the fader to the retina burner I had. MASSIVE difference. Takes the brightness down where you would want it, adds a very slow and soft fading effect, looks perfect now. Super happy with this mod.

If you have a LOTR, you are going to want this. It's too cool to not have.

Thanks for making this!

What's your website?

http://www.jayspinball.com/

Are you still taking pre-orders or good to order?

I'd like one too..how do I order?

The clarity in the vid doesn't do it justice. It's much more stunning in person. I'm an in the middle modd guy, but this one really works well.

I ordered v5 Retina Burner with the fader yesterday off the website. Cant wait to get this in my LOTR!

Did you read the part where it says not to order unless it's been confirmed that yours is ready?

Does anyone else have flickering when the Palantir is active? Mine flickers on and off. Not really a dimming. It's the newest version and I just got it installed.

This is mine and doesn't seem to be doing the dimming and fading...

There are no numbers or letters on the connector.
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With the fader add on thing, mine does not do anything like that anymore.

Mine was supposed to be with the dimming and fader V5. Just got it about two weeks ago.

I don't have a picture of mine, but the adaptor/connector looks different than the one I received. Send Jay a PM if you haven't already.

Already done. He asked me to post some images. Hopefully, he can send me what is missing.

Jay is definitely good at sorting out the issues, again, super product.

I've tried contacting Jay about something and he's not responding. Anyone know the best way to raise him?

Jay, I sent you a few reply PMs. Just so everyone knows, I don't think I ordered the wrong product. When I ordered, I recall the site having two listings only: "Palantir v5 retina burner with fader and dimming module" and "Palantir v5 standard with fader and dimming module". Of course, now the site has different listings, but I swear this is how it was. When it added to my cart, it just said retina burner v5, so I am thinking that might have been the mix-up. Not placing blame, just trying to figure out what occurred. I didn't even see a way to order the retina burner without the fader and dimming when I ordered.

Does anyone recall if V5 was ever offered without the fader and dimming module or was that v4? I thought the price went from $100 to $125 when the dimming and fader were added. I was more than happy to pay for that though since it looks so much better. Also, the size of the crystal is MUCH bigger than is shown on the website.

Has anyone been able to change the left/right orientation of the crystal? My eye is showing toward if you were standing in from of the shooter lane and not in between the flippers. Seems a bit off. I have changed the elevation with the washer under the side screw deal.

Ok, good news. We figured it all out. I was confused because the DESCRIPTION of the product references the dimming fader module, but doesn't say it comes with it. But it also doesn't say it is "sold separately". That would be my one suggestion so people know to order both parts: the mod and the module both.

Jay is helping me greatly on this and I have to give him kudos. It wasn't his mistake, but he is understanding and helpful like everyone says. A+ guy.

Jay. Definitely put me down for a v5 with the fader / dimmer.

Just don't want to get lost in the shuffle.

Jay, I'll take a version 5 with fader please.

^also interested in purchase! Hope everything worked out with the missing parts Jay. Thanks .

Hi Jay,

searched the complete homepage but can't find any contact info, so i might as well give it a try here on pinside:
Do you ship international? I'd love to buy your latest Palantir mod and live in Germany. It's a small and light article, so it should work well to ship overseas at a reasonable rate...

Thanks & Cheers,
Ralph

Jay,

Can I ship you my parts and you do the fader upgrade conversion for me for my retina burner? I received the parts, but no idea what to solder to what.

Looks like I'll have to ship it in. Wife already planned a cirque du soleil outing for that day...

pm sent for a purchase on one of these

Sent a PM yesterday for one also

So guess I'm now in the correct thread

I got this mod in Jan 14 (the version 2) and it "was" looking incredible. But after few hours of operating (max 4 hours) it doesn't light up anymore ;(
Power is ok, I tested it with a normal bulb and every time Palantir gets a hit the bulb is lighting, so I'm sure it must be a defect with the Mod (maybe the LED) itself

Did anyone detect the same issue after few hours of operating?

I informed Jay, maybe / hopefully it's an easy fix but as everything is compound filled I can not do any further checks.

Thanks for your help to get this great mod up and running again

Did someone got any response from Jay in the last couple of days?

He hopefully should assist you soon. He was great with my purchase and working with a transition into a later revision of the mod.

I sent him a message on August 11th and another follow up message 2 weeks after and have got no response...

Although he is visiting pinside every day. I checked the status but I didn't get any response from him either.
Maybe he is busy but a short notice that he will deal with my problem would help me to be more patient.

Hi Jay,
thanks for contacting me and offer me a extremely satisfactory solution.
I'm happy to get back that incredible Mod for my LOTR.

Thanks Pat

Got a pm from Jay that my v4 is ready to be shipped. He stated to go to his site and place the order. I attempted to ask a question before I ordered but he has not responded. My question is whether the v4 comes with a fader or does that have to be ordered in addition? Anyone know?

Thanks Martin

Has anyone been able to replace the bulb in theirs? My bulb went dead and I need to replace it with out destroying the eye.

Same here. I placed my order 2 days ago and added the dimming fader module to the cart. As far as i understand this thread none of the Palantirs have the module included.
Shipment is on the way and i asked the same question as you when ordering, so i guess it was right.

Just heard from Jay for my V4 w/trimmer. Placing order now. Been waiting a long time for this one. Thanks Jay

Just heard from Jay that my v4 is ready as well.
I am only seeing v5 when I go to his site though. PM has been sent asking if I should just use the v5 to checkout.

Faders are sold on their own.

Went ahead and sent payment and checked out with the v5 version. Looking forward to getting this bad boy.
Thanks Jay!

Will the web page track inventory to avoid over-selling?
We're certainly interested..

Thanks for the info Jay!
I really appreciate your time and the work it must take to do these. Can't wait to get mine.
Cheers!