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Complete The Shadow - Graphic Novel edition
- Thread starter s000m
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Had a few say that they'd like me to restore for them. People must be liking the results!
To be honest I actually enjoy restoring more than playing them. Am I mad?
Restoring three at the moment. But I just hit a major turning point in Shadow it's now all clean and functional. Last (major) thing to do is the artwork.
I'll get onto that after CFTBL.
There's a few of us on here that get more out of restoring than playing.
Thanks mate I would but now I'm working on CFTBL!You should be proud of that, what a fantastic job, hope you have a blast playing it now
I'll be updating that thread shortly lol
Nice! translate looks great, can't wait to see what the cab looks like
Dear God.
I finally sorted the Santum wall switch issue.
@SpiderPin msg me direct for some assistance if yours ends up being the same pig as mine.
Basically this was what was happening.
The actuator arm in the mech flicks up to reset the wall. Nothing holds it up there it just comes down by itself. The gravity swinging the arm back down ended up hitting the microswitch arm which then closed the switch causes error 51 switch error I had.
I first changed the microswitch as the metal arm was nackered.
I cut the metal arm a bit shorter and had it so the end lipped at the very bottom.
Also f*** soldering these things so god damn fiddly!
The issue still happened as soon as put the playfield down the arm would come down and cause the microswitch to activate.
You have a screw at the bottom of the mech which you use to adjust the actuator's arm.
I also found WAY too much greese on that arm its was basically flopping all over the place. I reduce to the amount of greese and then used a small felt/foam pad.
I drilled a hole into the pad and screwed it onto the screw in the mech. This now acts as a cushion for the arm when it falls naturally due to gravity but can be manipulated enough when the arm/wall comes down and squashes it down enough to make contact with the switch.
I now see why everyone says The Shadow is the worst pin to maintain!
All seems to work and I have pads galore if it ever becomes worn I can just repeat the process.
I finally sorted the Santum wall switch issue.
@SpiderPin msg me direct for some assistance if yours ends up being the same pig as mine.
Basically this was what was happening.
The actuator arm in the mech flicks up to reset the wall. Nothing holds it up there it just comes down by itself. The gravity swinging the arm back down ended up hitting the microswitch arm which then closed the switch causes error 51 switch error I had.
I first changed the microswitch as the metal arm was nackered.
I cut the metal arm a bit shorter and had it so the end lipped at the very bottom.
Also f*** soldering these things so god damn fiddly!
The issue still happened as soon as put the playfield down the arm would come down and cause the microswitch to activate.
You have a screw at the bottom of the mech which you use to adjust the actuator's arm.
I also found WAY too much greese on that arm its was basically flopping all over the place. I reduce to the amount of greese and then used a small felt/foam pad.
I drilled a hole into the pad and screwed it onto the screw in the mech. This now acts as a cushion for the arm when it falls naturally due to gravity but can be manipulated enough when the arm/wall comes down and squashes it down enough to make contact with the switch.
I now see why everyone says The Shadow is the worst pin to maintain!
All seems to work and I have pads galore if it ever becomes worn I can just repeat the process.
Installed @Colywobbles plastic protectors.
Always love how these acentuate the light.
Old Vs. New
This one's so clear you can barely see it!
Always love how these acentuate the light.
Old Vs. New
This one's so clear you can barely see it!
Last issue I had was with the game resetting with the error.
Sound board interface error.
Would happen at random times.
I think I've resolved it.
Whoever mounted the Pinsound plus mounted it incorrectly.
They didn't use the top and bottom mount brackets for WPC DCS systems.
Only the bottom and then screwed in the top using the standard mount points. This caused the board to slant and I think it was making contact with the plate under it causing a short to ground.
Its damaged one of the LEDs on the equaliser in the middle as it doesn't light up but thankfully the board seems to be operational.
I used the new top mount plate to resolve the issue thanks to my recent purchase of one for CFTBL.
Sound board interface error.
Would happen at random times.
I think I've resolved it.
Whoever mounted the Pinsound plus mounted it incorrectly.
They didn't use the top and bottom mount brackets for WPC DCS systems.
Only the bottom and then screwed in the top using the standard mount points. This caused the board to slant and I think it was making contact with the plate under it causing a short to ground.
Its damaged one of the LEDs on the equaliser in the middle as it doesn't light up but thankfully the board seems to be operational.
I used the new top mount plate to resolve the issue thanks to my recent purchase of one for CFTBL.
