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Trackball very hard to roll - need help
pcdoctor:
Just to really see what was going on, I removed the four screws from the case.
The up/down roller really spins fast.
The left/right roller doesn't spin as fast.
I tried Marble Madness, Crystal Castles and windows.
I assume I don't need the buttons hooked up to see how well the mouse moves.
Thanks for the help guys.
pcdoctor:
I'm reading this right now.
http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/moretb.html
I wish they made optical arcade trackballs.
Has anyone ever converted a Microsoft or Logitech optical trackball to work with a 2.25" or 3" arcade trackball?
If so, please post pics!
pcdoctor:
I emailed my Betson/Imperial salesperson yesterday.
He gave me a name and number for assistance.
I'm going to call the guy sometime this afternoon.
I will let you guys know.
Maybe they will send me out another trackball.
It almost takes 10 strokes to move from the right side of the screen to the left.
Up/down is ok but could be better too.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: pcdoctor on February 25, 2004, 08:39:01 pm ---I'm reading this right now.
http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/moretb.html
I wish they made optical arcade trackballs.
Has anyone ever converted a Microsoft or Logitech optical trackball to work with a 2.25" or 3" arcade trackball?
If so, please post pics!
--- End quote ---
I don't know if it is possible to hack a trackball to an optical mouse, but I did hear that optical mice are very bad for MAME as a rule...
PaulG:
It sounds like your really need to reem the bearings (Follow the advice of the links provided). And isn't an optical arcade trackball an oxymoron? There's no way you could have a big ball and have it's movement measured any other way that rods, is there? I recently thought about this too and came to the conclusion its just nonsense. It'd be cool if you could, but to my feable brain it seems impossible.