Yesterday i went on a roadtrip to get my shadow. On the same day when i got home i got a message that aurich sent me the translite. Like it was ment to be, i'm a happy guy at the moment. Shadow is ok, can't play at the moment because the diverters are so messed up, nothing i hope i can't handle. Shadow needs a lot of love. Seriously cleaned the translite and the first thing that crossed my mind was , it isn't that bad to deserve all the hate. If it was on another machine it could've worked out. I think the playfield on the shadow is about the most beautifull i have seen and that why is it so out of place. Anyway UPS please run towards my shadow, happy to be in the club !

Removed the diverters. Mechanism is bend but i can fix that. The lower left has a white post , this doesn't make sence as it isn't long enough to reach the hole on the ramp. The right diverter doesn't have a white post but has some rings which don't seem to be doing anything and was extremely wobbly. What is the proper way to install these ? Am i missing some parts ?

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If the white nylon doesn't belong there , then wat is the groove for in the metal besides keeping the nylon from sliding down. It is floating in the air with nothing to connect to underneath the ramp if i do away with the white nylon. Could someone post some pictures of how their diverter rods are montaged underneath the ramp? Thanks !

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yes, i have these clips and figured out they need to be on these grooves but they are just floating in they air beneath the left ramp, i'm thinking it's supposed to be there because of the nylon slipping down.

Ah makes sense now. e-clip, looks like a washer underneath the e-clip and that rests on the shaft. Thanks for the pictures. That's a pretty looking mechanism. Wish mine was like that But i'll get there !

#epabs thanks for the pictures, does this part suppose to be straight ? mine is all bend up...

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Do these need to be straight to ? Both mine have a slight upwards bend. But both look the same and so clean that it looks factory.

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Here's some pictures of my shadow, totally cleaned up the playfield, came out pretty nice. Changed the flippers to green with translucent rubbers. which i think looks really nice with the green on the bottom of the shadow. Currently my sanctum is under surgery. Hope it'll work out as it is my first time doing any of this restoring.

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There was a big hole in my sanctum, if you look really close you can see an amteur fixed it but i'm happy .....

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Got the Aurich package today, thanks for creating this Aurich, this looks amazing ! Also made a sanctum wall with arches, for now i think it looks good. Let's see how it'll work out when everything is back on the playfield. Might need a couple of red flasherdomes.

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"almost" done..

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There's no clearcoat , just a lot of polishing.

Thought i'd share this. Anyone ever tried this? Just a cheap piece of felt. Not the prettiest but it is in a spot where my old plastics were heavily beaten up because the ball drops from the battlefield unto the plastics. I think it'll work and it is in a spot where nobody is ever going to see it.

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I'm not sure i put the coils back how they are suppose to be on the diverters. When in solenoids test if the system says diverter left, does the ball suppose to go left or does the diverter suppose to be left , so the ball goes right. Does it really matter because i had a hard time tightening them. Does the game use logic at some point to force the diverter to the left or right position ? Tnx!

I didn't chrome them but polished them up really good as to all the brass is gone. Think it look really good if you also make the ramps shine.

Chroming them will even be better probably but i just got fanatical on them. There's a thin brass plating. with chrome underneath.

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I got my LEDOCD and GIOCD today. just installed the LEDOCD and must say it looks amazing right out of the box. Does anyone use any special settings for the shadow with these boards ? Thanks.

Finally got my game finished, after a long shopjob. I'm missing this 02-5142 thumbscrew on my battlefield. Nowhere to be found on the internet. Does anyone have a spare? I guess i could use an alan screw for the time being but the thing is i can only buy metric screws over here and don't want to destroy the thread. Don't know what imperial thread is used on this screw. Can you guys help me out so i can order something that's appropriate ? Thanks !

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After a LONG shopjob, it was in a terrible condition when i bought it. My shadow is finally playable. It's a great players game for sure! I also got a theatre of magic and like it but somehow this game just keeps me away from controlling balls and has a lot of flow...
Still got some wishes like maybe do a matte black powder on the harnas, did anyone do that and has some pictures?
Really pleased with the way it turned out.

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Hi Guys,

The mini kicker on the battlefield keeps on being pulled. There's nothing wrong with the optoswitch. So i'm quessing the transistor on the board is fried. How can i find in the manual which transistor belongs to the mini kicker coil ?

In the manual the mini kicker is J107-3 (Q46) J127-8. How do i know which transistor is used for the coil ?
Is it just that Q46 or do i need to change more ?

Thanks!