From: Rick Swanson <>
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball
Subject: Tech: Simple Shadow Wireform Switch Fix

My Shadow has the problem that when you
shoot the left Phurba ramp the right
side wireform switch doesn’t always
register that the ramp has been made.
The problem is caused by the fact that a
well hit ball will fly over the top of
the switch arm. Here is a picture of the
switch I’m talking about.

http://webpages.charter.net/rswanson3354/SRBefore.JPG

Consequently, I took one of those micro
switches that comes with a “bend it
yourself” wire switch arm and configured
the wire arm so that a ball traveling
down the wireform must come in contact
with the switch arm. The micro switch
has a very heavy wire arm (darn near a
bicycle spoke) and it should keep its
shape for a long time. Here is what the
switch looks like after I put the bends
in the arm.

http://webpages.charter.net/rswanson3354/SRSwitch.JPG

This next picture is what the switch
looks like installed in the wireform.
The vertical portion of the switch arm
pretty much sits in the center of the
wireform channel. No ball is getting
past *that* switch arm!

http://webpages.charter.net/rswanson3354/SRInstalled.JPG

Here is what it looks like reinstalled
in the game.

http://webpages.charter.net/rswanson3354/SRInstalled.JPG

This was a very simple fix to this very
aggravating problem.

I wanted to post this simple fix in the
event others were having this same problem.

Rick Swanson

From:
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball
Subject: Re: forget milk - got target foam?

Weather stripping commonly found in Home Depot is just fine for this. Cit to
size and peel away. The key here is prep. You need to clean and sand a bit
the surface of the target back before you apply it to get the old crap off.

Sometimes if it sat a long time on the shelf, the backing adhesive of the
foam will be really weak. In that case, add a drop of super glue and apply.
Voila. There is your new target foam.

Same thing with the bottom of the lockdown bar, but here of course you use a
wider strip. Best of luck.
Adi
www.txpinball.com

From: “Bryan Kelly” <>
Newsgroups: rec.games.pinball
Subject: Re: Ramp regraining question for our Top Notch Restoration Experts like Bryan Kelly and Company

Tell ya what, Mike, you’ll do the job a lot faster and end with the
same result if you start with 120 grit or so. Someone here, not to
long ago, said they start with 80 grit. Doesn’t really make a whole
lot of difference as long as you work your way up.

I use 120 grit, then 220 then I finish them up with a red 3M sanding
pad. No Novus or the like, just sand paper. Experiment next time you
do one and you’ll see the difference.

I don’t think I’ve ever spent more then an hour or so on any pin I’ve
done. And that includes waxing them when I’m done. :-)