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keilmillerjr:
--- Quote from: schlsux on November 07, 2014, 10:29:36 pm ---Making progress. Can anyone confirm if it matters what direction the track ball is mounted?
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You can always swap the wires for the axis, assuming it connects to an encoder. Just make sure it is not positioned diagonally or some bs.
PL1:
--- Quote from: schlsux on November 07, 2014, 10:29:36 pm ---Making progress. Can anyone confirm if it matters what direction the track ball is mounted?
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Looks like you have the right basic alignment, but you may need to turn it 180 degrees. (plug it in to verify the desired up/down and left/right motion)
The two pairs of mounting holes (top/bottom, left/right) line up with the vertical and horizontal axes.
Scott
tkropp17:
Good call on the testing it out first. I wasn't sure how this thing worked lol I'll give it a go before I route anything.
Saneless:
Just by looking at it, my concern would be the CP "box" that this would sit on. There's very little room around the edges for that to happen and still have room for a slight overhang or even room for buttons. The top looks very tight and you're going to have to manage around the bottom curve in ways I'd give up on.
tkropp17:
haha ya I agree, it will be a challenge to create the box around it. If it's too much of a pain, then I'll start over. Luckily it's less than a days work to cut and route a new piece and do it right.