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unclet:

Currently I have a hacked CompUSA mouse which I fitted to a 2-1/4" Happ trackball ball and cover plate and I am using this as the trackball.  I also have two pushbuttons which are connected to this mouse hack to allow the right/left mouse clicks to function for the PC.

Well, w hile back my son got angry at a game he was playing and smashed down the top of the trackball ball which bent a couple things underneath in my mouse hack enclosure.  Anyway, the trackball functions but not as good as it use to.  Anyway, I finally got a new trackball from Happ (2-1/4" trackball) and I would like to attach it to my PC and use the existing pushbuttons as right/left mouse click buttons again.

Does the "Optiwiz" or "Mike's Arcade USB trackball adapter" provide a way to connect my Happ trackball to my PC as well allowing me to connect my existing two pushbuttons to be used as right/left mouse clicks?

I looked at the Optiwz but I could not tell how I would connect two pushbuttons to act like right/left mouse click buttons.

I looked at Mike's Arcade USB trackball adapter and saw it came with a harness to allow for pushbuttons but I do not know how it should all connect.

Any help for would be helpful .... thanks




kegger:

I personally have never hooked up the green bonding wire to any of my cabs as I believe its meant to be used when mounting to a metal control panel and then needs to be bonded. I would not hook it up in the manner you mention for the mouse hack as that is a different type of ground and is part of the circuit going back to the PC's motherboard probably via USB or PS2 depending.  This is just an opinion, Good Luck

unclet:

kegger
Thanks for the advice, but about 2 minutes ago a few wires just popped out of my mouse hack, so I think I am just going to buy an Optiwiz or Mike's Arcade USB trackball adapter instead.   See the first post ..... I rewrote it with new questions.

taylormadelv:

Mike's trackball adaptor has connections for three mouse buttons. Your trackball just plugs into the two molex connectors and then you hook up your mouse buttons. I am not familiar with the optiwiz, but the optiPAC has connections for a left and a right button.

unclet:

On the Optiwiz I now see there is a four pin connection to allow me to connect my right,middle,left,ground connectors for my mouse pushbuttons.    There is also a 10 pin connector to allow me to connect my trackball.


taylormadelv
If I decide to buy a Turbo Twist 2 spinner from GGG, then can I connect this to Mike's Arcade USB trackball adapter as well.  Would it be as easy as splicing in the wires from the spinner into the wiring harness?


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