Question for SWEP1 owners - how long does your shield stay up once it's in the open position? I feel like mine comes down too quickly and as a result I'm never able to get the ball into popper behind the shield. I have replaced the shield switch and the diode on the switch but nothing seems to change this behavior. Diagnostics reports no errors with the shield.

Thanks for any guidance.

Cross posting here in hopes that more people who own this game will see this:

I don't know how to interpret the switch test screen. I see a number of green squares, some white with O in the middle (these are the ball trough optos I think). I don't understand what any of the options are in the switch diagnostics screen when I press the start button either.

I've tried putting the playfield up and testing the shield hold solenoid diagnostic while I manually press the shield switch but it doesn't make any difference - during shield hold test, the solenoid weakly tries to raise the bar but it never goes all the way to the top and it never holds. Regular shield power test is strong - the shield shoots up to the top with force.

Finally fixed the issue and figured out how the switch test works. For those who are new to the game (like me), the switch test works by manually pressing any of the switches in the game - the diagnostic will beep if the switch is registering correctly. In my game, no switches were reporting errors. However, even though the switch was working correctly, it was not getting fully triggered by the shield. I had re-installed the switch at least a dozen times trying to get it just right, but on the thirteenth try I finally succeeded. The shield hold is now working as intended. Hopefully this helps another new owner to the game.

where is this used in RFM?