Author Topic: FS: 3" Happ Golden Tee Trackballs (Read 10205 times)

SirPeale · « **on:** February 13, 2004, 03:28:55 pm »

I've got several of these. Fully cleaned, lubed and tested. $49 each, plus priority shipping.

If paying by PayPal, NO CREDIT CARD FUNDS. Existing funds, bank funds, eCheck *only.*

Yander · « **Reply #1 on:** February 14, 2004, 10:38:41 pm »

Do you have pictures? I might buy some of your others if you clean them up when I am a little further in my project.

SirPeale · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2004, 08:51:11 am »

No pictures, my camera is broken. I can assure you they look like every other 3" Betson Trackball there is.

Yander · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2004, 12:47:23 pm »

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No pictures, my camera is broken. I can assure you they look like every other 3" Betson Trackball there is.

Sorry forgot about the camera.

SirPeale · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2004, 03:33:46 pm »

Quote from: Yander on February 15, 2004, 12:47:23 pm

Sorry forgot about the camera.

LOL! Not like I expect you to memorize my life's story!

JamesS · « **Reply #5 on:** February 18, 2004, 02:58:26 pm »

Damn Peale I just sent 28 dollars for a 2 1/2" from Ultimarc, gah. A week earlier and I would have bought one.

dhansen · « **Reply #6 on:** February 18, 2004, 11:11:05 pm »

Quote from: JamesS on February 18, 2004, 02:58:26 pm

Damn Peale I just sent 28 dollars for a 2 1/2" from Ultimarc, gah. A week earlier and I would have bought one.

What's the story on the ultimarc track balls? Decent quality? I've heard they have plastic rollers.

Doug

JamesS · « **Reply #7 on:** February 19, 2004, 10:56:10 am »

I have not gotten it yet Dhanson, I will let you know when I get it.

I hope the quality is good, I have not seen many people disparaging it. But I may have missed that message.

maraxle · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2004, 06:44:50 pm »

Pardon my ignorance, but what kind of connectors do these trackballs have? USB? PS/2? Something else entirely?

SirPeale · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2004, 07:22:52 pm »

Six pin molex connector. You'll either need a mouse hack or a Opti-Pac.

Carsten Carlos · « **Reply #10 on:** February 27, 2004, 09:51:19 am »

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What's the story on the ultimarc track balls? Decent quality? I've heard they have plastic rollers.

yep, they have plastic rollers. Except the bearring holding the ball, but this wasn't much better, as mine got rusty after three months.

I've no Happ 2 1/4" to compare, but at least the Happ 3" used in Golden tea is much more better.

Next time I need a small trackball, I'll try a Happ or maybe Betson one.

Stingray · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2004, 02:43:29 pm »

Guess I can't hold off any longer. I'll take one. I'll send you a PM.

-S

SirPeale · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2004, 07:14:59 pm »

Got it, thanks Steve. Check your PM.

mattnday · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2004, 02:09:00 am »

I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?

SirPeale · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2004, 09:25:35 am »

Quote from: mattnday on March 04, 2004, 02:09:00 am

I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?

They're a standard trackball, so I don't see why not.

Jabba · « **Reply #15 on:** March 04, 2004, 01:49:37 pm »

Quote from: Peale on March 04, 2004, 09:25:35 am

Quote from: mattnday on March 04, 2004, 02:09:00 am
I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?

They're a standard trackball, so I don't see why not.

Will you ship to Canada?

SirPeale · « **Reply #16 on:** March 04, 2004, 02:30:53 pm »

Quote from: jabba on March 04, 2004, 01:49:37 pm

Will you ship to Canada?

Of course! I'll ship worldwide.

Jabba · « **Reply #17 on:** March 04, 2004, 02:47:51 pm »

Quote from: Peale on March 04, 2004, 02:30:53 pm

Quote from: jabba on March 04, 2004, 01:49:37 pm
Will you ship to Canada?

Of course! I'll ship worldwide.

Ahh, capitalism is alive and well at BYOAC

. What colors do you have? Also, I went to betson.com and could not see a picture. Could you send me a link of a picture?

SirPeale · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2004, 03:15:10 pm »

They're all white. They were pulls from Golden Tee machines.

http://www.wicothesource.com/new2/pages/page89.htm

On the bottom.

JamesS · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2004, 10:13:00 am »

If you want other colors, you could order one from Bob Roberts. It will still work out cheaper than buying a brand new one from Happs.

Just an Idea.

Stormy151 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 09, 2004, 01:40:24 pm »

Hey Peale, do you still have any of these? I clicked on the link at the bottom of your sig.

I'd have to wait until Friday (payday) to send you Paypal or whatever, but I'd still like one if you're willing to wait a few days....

snowdogg187 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 10, 2004, 12:12:26 am »

Hey, I've got an optipac and I've been working on my mk II mame cab. Would I need anything else to get this trackball working?

I understand you said its a 6 pin molex connector but I see no connector on the opti-pac.

Also are these easy to mount?

thanks

SirPeale · « **Reply #22 on:** March 10, 2004, 08:37:34 am »

Quote from: snowdogg187 on March 10, 2004, 12:12:26 am

Hey, I've got an optipac and I've been working on my mk II mame cab. Would I need anything else to get this trackball working?

I've never hooked an Opti-Pac to a trackball (not having one) but there should be instructions somewhere detailing the process and any extra parts you may need.

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I understand you said its a 6 pin molex connector but I see no connector on the opti-pac.

See above.

Quote

Also are these easy to mount?

I would say if you have the proper mounting hardware, no.

Stingray · « **Reply #23 on:** March 10, 2004, 10:37:15 am »

Got mine yesterday. For all of you guys who may have concerns about these trackballs, let me tell you that you have nothing to worry about. Either these were very rarely used or Peale did a bang up job of cleaning them. Mine is spotless inside and out, the ball is bright white, and the bearings seem to have been recently oiled. The bearings and rollers are all metal and very heavy.

I was able to hack this to a mouse in about 30 minutes, no problem. The red wires go to 5 volt +, black to 5 volt -, the other four wires go to left, right, up down on the reciever points on the mouse board. I had to swap the wires around a couple times to get the directions right, since I was just guessing as to what was what on the mouse. Very simple to hook one up. If there's interest I'll post which color is which direction.

I did a little "bench testing" with Centepede after I got the directions right! Can't wait to get a panel built for this thing!

Thanks Peale!

-S

SirPeale · « **Reply #24 on:** March 10, 2004, 10:44:23 am »

Thanks for the praise, Steve!

windsurf · « **Reply #25 on:** March 11, 2004, 09:51:21 am »

Peale,

I'll take one. Send me an e-mail and we'll arrange the payment.

Thanks!

dabone · « **Reply #26 on:** March 12, 2004, 08:14:41 am »

I'll take one also... please email payment details..

dabonetn (aatt) comcast . net

thanks!
later,
dabone

spauldingd · « **Reply #27 on:** March 12, 2004, 01:36:57 pm »

I'd like one. I sent a PM or Instant message or whatever, but wanted to post here to be certain.

Dave

SirPeale · « **Reply #28 on:** March 12, 2004, 02:27:39 pm »

Yes, I got your PM and replied.

Stormy151 · « **Reply #29 on:** March 18, 2004, 10:23:30 pm »

I got mine today! I can't wait for the weekend so I can wire it up. Thanks Peale!

If you're considering a 3" trackball, I'd recommend getting one of these. You can't beat the price, and Peale was great to deal with.

NOP · « **Reply #30 on:** March 23, 2004, 07:25:40 pm »

Think one of these 3" trackballs would look stupid in a midway cocktail control panel? They're pretty big.
I wouldn't be playing golden tee with it, but I could see myself playing centipede. How big is the mounting hardware? I've only got 5"x9.5"x3" to work with (HxWxD)

thanks,
-jeff!

SirPeale · « **Reply #31 on:** March 23, 2004, 09:25:49 pm »

Hoo...I don't think they'll fit.

dabone · « **Reply #32 on:** March 23, 2004, 10:00:22 pm »

Word of warning for people doing the mouse hack on this trackball.
I got one from the good sir here. (Thanks, works great)
The trouble I had was trying to use newer Microsoft Intellimouse oem mice for the hack.
All that would happen is a little twitch of the pointer.
Tried 2 mice.. Both did the same things. Finally broke down tonight and ran down to Walmart and bought the cheapest ps2 mouse for 6.99.
5 mins after I got it home the trackball is working great..
So remember kids... More expensive doesn't mean better.

Later,
dabone

SirPeale · « **Reply #33 on:** March 23, 2004, 11:49:01 pm »

I bet I know why, as I had the same problem. You didn't get the ground correct. If you haven't tossed it yet, try it again, this time connect your ground either to your power supply, or directly to the ground pin hooked to the PCB. Once I figured that out, it worked great. This was on a Memorex 3 button mouse.

Of course, I'm sure every mouse has its quirks (Kelsey has said there are mice he could not get to work) and this may be the case still.

Stingray · « **Reply #34 on:** March 24, 2004, 08:55:38 am »

Quote from: jeffleyda on March 23, 2004, 07:25:40 pm

Think one of these 3" trackballs would look stupid in a midway cocktail control panel? They're pretty big.
I wouldn't be playing golden tee with it, but I could see myself playing centipede. How big is the mounting hardware? I've only got 5"x9.5"x3" to work with (HxWxD)

thanks,
-jeff!

I don't know if this helps you or not, but here's a (not very good) picture of mine mounted in my Midway CP: http://pages.prodigy.net/stingrayg4/misc/arcade/tbspin1.jpg

The panel is six inches from the back to the point where it bends downward. This trackball fit with less than 1/2 inch to spare front and rear.

EDIT: I just realised you said Midway cocktail. Oops. I'd agree with Peale, probably won't fit.

-S

SirPeale · « **Reply #35 on:** June 07, 2004, 03:07:58 pm »

I was cleaning out the shop when I realized I still have more of these. So, just a gentle *bump* to the top, for those interested.

jbeersm · « **Reply #36 on:** June 15, 2004, 10:27:32 am »

Looks like good timing...I'm in the market for a 3" trackball if you still have one left?

SirPeale · « **Reply #37 on:** June 15, 2004, 01:08:38 pm »

Sure do! PM me your address so I can calculat shipping.

jbeersm · « **Reply #38 on:** June 16, 2004, 12:38:24 pm »

Does anyone know if the HAPP surface mounting plate (the one with no bolts/screws showing) will work with the Betson Imperial Trackbal.

jcoleman · « **Reply #39 on:** June 16, 2004, 01:52:46 pm »

Those mounting holes are in the same position. My question is...has anyone figured out how to make these work with the MiniPAC?

Coleman


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Author Topic: FS: 3" Happ Golden Tee Trackballs (Read 10205 times)

maraxle