Hey gang, joined the club recently with a routed premium that has just under 800 plays, part of a package deal. This game is by far the worst shooting of the group I bought and I've been putting off working on it because time.........but I finally got all the other things done I needed to on location and was able to bring this game home and can now really dig into it. I have played a few pros and a couple LEs previously, so I kind of know what a decent version feels like. I haven't had time to read all 111 pages of the thread yet, but surprised to not see sticky posts addressing the common problems like in most other threads.

Specifically:

1) the right ramp rejects balls and the plastic above the entrance feels loose although the screws are all there and tight. Seems like a simple place for a good mod (similar to AIQ/BW ramp?) is there anything out there or a good how-to on hacking this ramp to work better? I previously adjusted the ramp on location, loosened bolts and tried to align and tighten it properly.

2) the right scoop doesn't flow well for shots and has a sticking / grinding feel when I push it manually to fully retracted. Sometimes it gets stuck in the up/retracted position and you can hear the coil buzzing when it's not going down (not good lol) and it also has a small buzz even when it’s working properly. (Probably not normal?) I suspect it needs some adjustment which looks like a painful tear down to remove it. Anyone done this before? Any tips on adjusting?

3) The right scoop shot when the scoop is retracted returns to a SDTM pretty frequently, especially when backhanding and as key as this shot is to scoring I know this isn't how most others I have seen in the wild play. Adjustment advice?

4) I'm going to tear out the upper PF this weekend and start there with new coil stops and cleaning, it sounds super hollow. I was kind of surprised to see that the upper PF is always on / lit up / flipping though, is that correct? I would have thought the code would disengage those flippers when a ball isn't up there. YouTube seems to indicate that's normal, just want to verify I don't have a switch issue. I don't remember that on the LE I played, but the sound of the stock coils may be whats drawn my attention to this.

5) Thoughts on flipper and sling power adjustments also welcome…….

Thanks in advance!!

Backhanding left ramp from a stopped ball? Seems like a 5% shot………….what am I missing.

That looks like it’s the height adjuster for the up post. You want to dial that in to level with the playfield then tighten the nut.

If your ball is not rolling smoothly through that section it’s probably too low, based on your photos I would check the height and then snug the nut up to the base.

That looks great!! Nice work-

I did the same with a 3D printed version, helps with rejects a ton! Gave up on the speeder bike idea but the prototype looked cool just couldn’t keep the bikes in place for location play.
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Key here is everybody enjoys the game more. It’s a replaceable part with many varieties to suit your own taste and not a layout change.

Hey friends, I'm looking for Mando owners who might be headed to expo and interested in helping me play test the mod linked in my prior post. I have it on a premium on route and have a local pro lined up to connect with next week but looking for a few of each to further test and get feedback on the visual aspects. Routed games would be great, or heavy home players.

View of upper playfield on the pro is my main concern, but also the lack of view when the ball goes through the ramp. I got used to it very quickly but casual players may not like it. I'm bringing a handful of the grey ones pictured in my linked previous post so hit me up with a DM if you're coming to expo and interested. Thanks!

FWIW this mod goes OVER the factory plastic, it does not replace it. if you've patched or modified your factory plastic to make due it may not fit. These are PLA in a silver grey, but I can run a few in ABS as a straight replacement if someone has a messed up plastic and wants to really check the durability. That's not a version I plan to move forward with but I would definitely be interested to see how that would go especially in a route setting.

Thanks all-

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It helps prevent the rejects that are frequent from the right ramp, takes the flex out of the plastic. My prior post linked above had some interest from others so I'm trying to move this forward for the benefit of the community.

I was personally frustrated with the the rejects, I should have stated that here since the prior discussion was awhile back. It does give the added benefit of protecting the plastic, but that's not the main objective. Some would argue if you're watching the ball go through the ramp you're not watching the right things anyway, but to each their own. I am considering other alternate solutions that would be a better visual as well as prevent the rejects and reinforce the plastic, but this is where the project stands for now.

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Reloading software is always a decent first step with a new SD card. Presuming no screws are loose physically and the line if sight is open / clear it sounds like a bad opto. You can swap those around to check with another similar opto if you're comfortable with that as an electrical engineer, if you do that and prove it's the board it's usually pretty quick to get one from stern via your distributor.

I have a 3D printed one that goes on top of the existing plastic and supports it fully, look back a few months in this thread. Wasn’t much interest at the time, my premium on route shoots great with it but it is visually restrictive.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-owners-club/page/118#post-7146180

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-owners-club/page/120#post-7189949

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-owners-club/page/121#post-7190360

https://pinside.com/pinball/machine/brian-eddy

If your diverter (top of center ramp feeding mini PF) is spinning it's loose or broken.

Or just Dremel off the offending edge if it’s causing any issues.

I’m having a strange issue with my diverter on the premium, the coil will pop it down in single coil test but won’t move in the game specific test menu. Diverter fails to work in game, all optos seem to be fine. Anyone seen this strange behavior? Probably willload a fresh SD card next, appreciate any input here.