the replay score on my shadow keeps going lower and lower. no matter how many times i hit the score needed, even in games one right after another the score needed never increases. anyone know what could be causing this? i thought once the replay was met the score increased needing a higher score to get a replay

also i noticed when playing a two player game i will end a ball and look at my score. then partway thru the next players ball my score has increased up to as much as 10 million points. any ideas on this?

The targets should still drop with each hit, they just dont stay down til you reach the 30 mark

how would you go about diagnosing a problem like this? i put some purple passions into my mode inserts and get some faint ghosting from one when another is lit

if rom version is a factor that could be my problem i believe i am on a very old version currently

should be a 3 ball everytime, check the trough for intentions where the balls sit, if they are not rolling down properly to feed the upkicker that can cause problems

both of my diverters touch in both directions as well, have never replaced the coil stops so not sure how they would be with new ones, always thought they were supposed to touch

as for the airballs have you replaced the backing foam on the targets? you could try that if not or add a thicker foam

Having some trouble with my battlefield enterence drop target, sometimes it works flawlessly no matter how long I play, sometimes it works for a few games then stays down, others it does not work at all,

During test when trying to activate the target during times its not working I get a strange pulsing noise.

I've pulled and cleaned the mech and everything looks fine, any ideas where to be looking for the problem?

thank you all for the replys i will pull the mech back off and take a closer look at all parts target seems to be strong still but i didnt look at the locking edge, and i didnt check the travel of the coil reset arm, switch shows working in test but i do get the occasional service report for switch 55 the times its not working

i think the duck is referencing Farley and the peking duck

cows are commonly show up in pinball machines, the cows on the shadow happens after quickly draining after starting a mode (dont remember if it a specific mode or any of them)

didnt know this one will have to give it a try!

here is all the shadow info from cows and easter eggs.

Get the quote "Anyone for Peking duck?" by doing one of the following:
Pull the trigger at the beginning of each mode (does not work on Duel of Wills and Hotel).
Pull the trigger at the end of Duel of Wills.
The quote is also heard during the Extra Ball animation, during the quote "I know" in Who Knows award, when you get a Scene Bonus of 2M, when the ball is in the Battle Field popper.
The quote is only heard once per playfield location.
The quote is said by three different people and when you´ve heard all three, start a scene to start The Secret Laughing mode (Observe the duck on the right, quacking.).

During normal play, the mist behind the score digits sometimes forms a cow or a duck. Pull the trigger to hear them!

When you drain fast through an outlane after just have hit a target, a bunch of cows walks across the screen, moo´ing.
The same cows appears if you either become the new Shadow Loop Champ or get 8 or 9 loops.

Pull the trigger in the Video mode to clear the screen for a few seconds, but watch out when the Purba´s return! This only works once per Video mode.

Pull the trigger in the Mongol Hurry Up to end the mode and award 3M.

If you leave your initials blank when entering a hi-score, the table will label the score MOO.

During Attract mode, press one of the following sequences. Pull gun trigger after entering last code to activate:
13LD, 1LF, 2RD (MAB)
3LD, 15LF, 23RD, 19RF (COWS)
13LD, 1LF, 18RD, 11RF (MARK)
2LD, 18LF, 9RD, 1RF, 14BI (BRIAN)
19LD, 15LF, 14RD (SON)
2LD, 2LF, 2RD, 2RF, 10BI
2LD, 9LF, 2RD (BIB)
12LD, 15LF, 14RD, 5RF (LONE)
Explanation: LD=left diverter button, LF=left flipper button, RD=right diverter button, RF=right flipper button, BI=buy-in button.

that is what you are spelling with the button presses and the alphabet

3LD, 15LF, 23RD, 19RF (COWS) 3=C 15=O 23=W 19=S

i have not tried it on my machine i will test it next time i have it on and let you know. currently have software version 4 need to update mine

the insert is one thing but its also huge on the center of the playfield in the scarf.. its an ongoing joke in my game room

not sure about the magnet issue but if you need to move the magnet you loosen the large nut then turn the magnet core with the slot in the center then retighten the nut

Use that ball save time to try for all the shots on the battle field than you can focus on the other shots after it has expired, very difficult to get those targets during a multiball

one of our best bets on this was Art who used to own Comet before selling and retiring. i believe he was working on something in the past and still speaks closely with the current owners of Comet. Maybe he can get something going with them or put the idea in their heads to get it going

i would put a rectangle of mylar inside the full length of the sanctum area, not only where the magnet grabs but also behind that where the magnet throws it back

alot of the micro switches are the same switch body with different armatures to activate the switch. you may have to get a basic switch body and use the switch armature off the old one,

Count me in on this problem too, sometimes it works great, other times target won't reset. Do you hear anything when it's trying to reset? Mine makes a kind of pulsing sound

I would be interested as well, what is the target price range for the completed mod?

Shop in Australia has them, shipping might be a killer. If you have the old one still I would check with a local hardware store an see if they have anything similar.
http://www.pinballspareparts.com.au/parts-by-machine/williams-parts/20-9610.html

for another option you can also check out post #1942 for a color formula that jonesjb came up with, i have heard that Apple barrel country grey is really close but not a perfect match in everyone's case dependent on the playfield

I bet someone could 3D print this pretty easily

My game has the short post in the front.

jonesjb please add me to the decal list as well, may already be on it but can't remember. Thanks

Having an intermittent problem on my battlefield single drop target hopefully fellow owners can help me out with. Replaced the small coil and the switch little over a year ago and the problem stopped but is starting to pop back up again. Coil to drop target fires fine sometimes and just pulses other times.

Here is a link to my thread which has a short video at the end

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/shadow-single-drop-error#post-6367010

Thanks for the reply, all the solder points are good on the coil. Checked J907 and J902 on the fliptronics board and they seem to be in good shape as well.

Traced the red and gray wire to the magnet (they meet at a molex connection by the drop coil) and also back up through the wire loom and didn't notice any issues.. going to disconnect the magnet and see if it makes a difference in the coil.

Power doesn't seem to be intermittent but pulses instead of dropping the coil sometimes

Here is a link to the video again while in test, coil fires the first time then just pulses the next two times
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQr8w43lBCU/?utm_medium=share_sheet

Dug in a bit more and think I have this solved. The bracket above where the brass finger rests has started a small groove in it, when the coil would pulse the finger was stuck in the groove and couldn't move. Must get bent back over time because it was good for awhile after replacing coil and switch. Slight adjustment to the bracket and finger and it's been good so far.

So if you are having problems with your single battlefield drop make sure the finger is clearing
PXL_20210718_211851327 (resized).jpg

Fairly long ball save timer, (use this time for those battlefield shots) then the mode ends when you drain back to single ball play