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| chrisindfw:
I am thinking of buying a used 3" Happ trackball from a friend. How do I connect this to my computer? Do I need an Optipac or something similar? Thanks |
| nipsmg:
Your best bet is an OptiPac. Easy installation (take the wires, connect them to the board with screw-down terminals, plug in, GO!. --NipsMG |
| Mugzilla:
Optipac, or a mouse hack. Do a search on this. Even I, with remedial soldering skills, was able to pull it off in about 1.5 hrs. $5 PS2 mouse $3 solder and molex connector for the Shack. I could probably do one now in 30 minutes. |
| nipsmg:
True you can do it cheaper, but my personal opinion is, go for the optipac. You're buying a solution you KNOW works, and you now have an interface for a spinner, or even 2 spinners, and one more trackball if you wanted to. Note: If you get an optipac, and you don't have an Ipac, get the Optipac USB version. It draws its power from the USB port Otherwise you have to get +5 and gnd to the optipac another way. --NipsMG |
| Stingray:
--- Quote from: nipsmg on March 01, 2004, 11:41:00 am --- Note: If you get an optipac, and you don't have an Ipac, get the Optipac USB version. It draws its power from the USB port Otherwise you have to get +5 and gnd to the optipac another way. --- End quote --- Just fyi for the original poster, you can get +5 & gnd off your computer's power supply. -S |
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