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Trackball selection—2" vs. 3"
mytymaus007:
--- Quote from: Mysterioii on August 10, 2012, 11:11:56 pm ---https://www.sparkfun.com/products/9308
Heck I'd love to see LeChuck make a Centipede or Missle Command micro-cab with one of those... The guy made a teeny tiny Star Wars yoke by hand, this is right up his alley... ;D :cheers:
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That would be awsome mini centipede Heck i have multilpe control panels, Just for mouse support on every panel i could put one of these trackballs on. Anyway if i had roon i would be using Atari's 4 1/2 trackball :lol
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on August 10, 2012, 09:32:32 pm ---3". Clean the rollers and spin them in sand paper and you won't need new ones.
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Doesn't always work. I'm actually about to repro some wico 2 1/4" trackball rollers since the NOS supply is dried up. At least I can't find any. They look a lot nicer. They still spin like poo.
I have a 3" in my MAME cabinet and I wish I had a smaller one. Golf and bowling are nice with a bigger trackball, everything else I prefer a smaller one. Same compromise as every other controler in this hobby.
mgb:
I would go with the 3" (i could only fit a 2.25" in mine)
To me the 3" is definitely better for most games but some games are still great with a 2.25" like centipede.
bob800:
Thanks for the replies!
I ended up buying Sparkfun's 2" trackball, and despite the shameful size, I'm not at all disappointed by its performance. Very clean computer response, no drifting, etc.
Man, Marble Madness is a lot more fun on a trackball than with an 8-way stick!! :lol