can you PM me where you got that translate and speaker panel? thanks!

I'm in the club!!!!!

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Initial high score with initials on my new Shadow! Put the Aurich package up top....The Shadow Knows!

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Much appreciated that you put this together....I have had shadow for about a month...I realized it is a deep game over that time, and I am so far from any major accomplishments on it, but reading the mind map just blows my mind as to how much there is in this game and how hard it is. Should challenge me for a long time.... and maybe I am in the minority, but I think the movie is pretty decent!

a couple of tech questions:

1) when your game starts, does it go through a test run of the diverters, battlefield VUK, and sanctum ball drops? Is this normal?

2) was working great when I got it, moved it upstairs (carefully) to game room, and set back up. The VUK to the battlefield now fires multiples times when the game is turned on, and does not shoot the ball into battlefield when the shot is hit. But, when the game goes through the search sequence during game play looking for stuck ball, it fires the ball up into the battlefield.

thanks for the tips....just wanted some guidance before I started tearing into things myself.

Would these match and look good on the shadow?

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Looks like the screw holding the switch was loose and needed adjusted and tightened.

Having another issue now. The sanctum target starts down and the balls aren't registering when they are in sanctum waiting for shadow multiball. Question: the little metal arm that hold the balls. What position should it be in and when does it release balls?

Try the frosted LED bulbs from pinballbulbs.com....they are very nice in the GI...

on a side note, your game played really well at the Houston Expo! Maybe you could help me dial in my new-to-me shadow!

I, too, am interested in any pinblade ideas for The Shadow....anyone?

member of the shadow club since September...now that I am getting used to the flow and better at hitting the ramps, this game is great! the games when everything is flowing, it just blows me away. great adrenaline rush!! I think its those games when I cant miss a post with the short ball times that makes the good games that much better! now back to playing....

My standup targets did the same when I first got it. I pulled on the metal part of the drop targets forward a little and it kept them from shooting balls back over the slingshot and across the inland to the outlane drain. After playing for a while, it's starting again. I am thinking about putting new pads behind the targets. Thinking maybe they aren't stiff enough to keep the standup targets from going back too far. Those are two suggestions based on my experiences with same issue

Only thing you need to do now is get the movie and watch it!!! Then you will be an official club member

reached Final Battle today for the first time since picking it up in September. Finished 8 shots short. This game is so awesome!!!!

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Luppin suggestions for settings is as much of a game changer for this pin as Aurich translite. Those settings make the modes actually playable. Been playing those settings for the past few months. Great work Luppin!!!! Thanks for working through those for us all.

Get the brass side blades when they go on sale near Christmas time

My Battlefield target is not popping back up. I looked in the manual, and it lists the parts of the drop target.
listed as A-14615-1, 1-Bank Drop Target Assembly. However, there is no diagram to reference, like every other part.

Does anyone have the diagram? Both my hard copy and the file on IPBD have it missing. So I assume that it was omitted originally back when game was released in 1994.

Do any other games of that era use the same drop target that has a diagram included in its manual?

Here is pic of the only info listed:

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Thanks for the info. Looks like the link took me to a five-bank drop target schematic. Same as single drop, then? Just trying to figure out why my Battlefield target isnt popping back up. I haven't dug into it yet, was looking for a good pic to compare to when I do this weekend. I found a stretched out spring in the bottom of cabinet and thought maybe that was the issue.? Your help is appreciated.

Well...turns out the busted spring was a red herring. A simple broken wire. 15 minute solder job and back up and running! Thanks for everyone's input to give the confidence to get under there and figure it out today.

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He doesn't get enough credit for the work he did, but here's to Luppin for finding better settings across the board that makes TS really sing as a player. If you haven't set up your Shadow with the Luppin Rules, you are missing out on a lot of what the Shadow has to offer.....

Three Cheers for Luppin!!!!

Rings?

Where to get? Impossible? When will PPS get someone to reproduce? In this day and age of cheap manufacturing and cheap costume jewelry, someone should be able to produce some metal ones as replacements.

I found a crack in one of my rings and the jewel popped out while shopping out my machine. Pretty sure I could super Glue it, but if anyone has one or two laying around, PM me.

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That would be very cool!

For others who are looking for the Luppin Rules:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/the-shadow-luppin-rules

I cleaned up the lockdown bar assembly and putting new decals on it. Can anyone post a pic or tell me what the stickers on the left and right say? I have the "Install 5 Balls" and "hazard" decals figured out. Thanks!

I think you should do the second style speaker panel you mentioned before...how many would you need pre-sold to make it happen? Would love to see what genius you have rattling around in your head for that!

I thought you mentioned somewhere that the graphics program you used to design the speaker panel was very basic, and that you thought about using a different graphics program to design a more detailed/different panel.

CPR website, or check regular cast of parts suppliers

Gonna be a lot of old Shadow playfields out there now that CPR has reproduced them

Pre-order list people have until July 31 to fulfill their spot...after that, it’s first come first serve to what wasn’t purchased by the preorder list.

Where can one get the decal for the battlefield once this starts shipping?

You have to include Luppin and his rules adjustment list to any significant improvements to The Shadow. Makes it a much more approachable and enjoyable game to play.

I like the original orange DMD. Would rather have a sheet of PDI glass on my game instead of colordmd.

Let’s cross our fingers that he does another run....

The Shadow Knows!

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Cleaning up for a friend

Does anyone know where to get the stainless steel battlefield shroud? Looks like Twister is out of stock and doesn’t look to be producing them anymore. I heard someone here in the states can make them. Any help is appreciated! Here’s a pic of what I’m looking for:

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I found an issue on the paddle in the battlefield...the coil stop bracket has two screws with a nut on them. One of the screws is snapped off and bolt missing. I can’t find them inside the game, so this appears to be a long standing issue that presented itself with these symptoms:

1) Ball not kicking up into battlefield when it’s in the entrance saucer.

2) Loose paddle

3) Paddle coil is “frozen” to where the paddle is between the two optos.

Before I go tearing it all completely apart, has this happened to anyone before?

Is the screw that snapped off replaceable, or is it welded to the whole bracket piece?
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Here are a few more pics...the screws that the nuts attach to appear welded or tacked into place. The yellow circle is where the screw mounts on the back.

Also...the other screw next to it is “loose”...it wiggles a little bit but the flat part underneath doesn’t wiggle..so I think it’s safe to assume that it is also cracked and will fail at some point too

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Drilling will be hard because the little bracket on the underside overlaps those two screws, and the little bracket is not removeable, like it’s welded somehow as part of the overall bracket.

Thanks for the heads up on mantis. I don’t see any screws on the backside of it. Maybe bad angle of the photo?

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Good catch! It was floating and came off with the metal rod when I pull it apart

And I found another crack in the bracket. I’m surprised it’s played this long!

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Installing replacement battlefield bracket that broke with new mantis. Working on reassembly and the coil for the paddle keeps locking on. I didn’t disconnect the coil and visual inspection I don’t see any broken wires or loose solders. Any suggestions on where to look next?

I could use a little advice...the paddle bracket cracked and I replaced with the mantis bracket. Now I am getting the following two errors and the paddle coil on the battlefield is locking on, burning fuses.

Any advice to fix?

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Hmmm...I’m not sure exactly were it would go, and not sure what I should be looking for. I do have this bracket that needs to go somewhere.

The optos are working correctly in switch test, if that helps diagnose.

Note to self: never start working on a game, the move it while disassembled to another location, and then wait 6 months to put it back together! Without pics from before starting.

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Did I install the coil upside down?

Good eye on the coil sleeve. I put in a brand new one and flipped the coil around. Now I can’t find the fishpaper insulation. Where can a guy get some fishpaper?

I turned it on with no fishpaper and no metal bracket, and the coil locks up. Not sure if those things would make a difference or not.

What’s the best way to test a transistor?

It was the transistor. Replaced and back up in running! Such a good game with lots a variety. Hotel Monolith mode might be the best in all of pinball!

Well .. so much for that. Now the right eject coil (start mode hole) is locking on...what could be causing various transistors to be getting fried? Just coincidence from age? Something with the game? House electricity? Dammit

I got a six-way combo last night...what’s the biggest combo number that can be achieved on The Shadow?

Wow...no idea on what shots they were....I just kept firing at the next shot available and it just kept going!

Marco shows the spring to the sanctum wall target as discontinued….any suggestions on where to find one?

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