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Golden Tee Trackball Vs Others..
benwillcox:
--- Quote from: goofy on September 08, 2004, 05:44:15 pm ---what would be required to get it working in a MAME cabinet? It looks like you'd need a mouse hack or an optical board to plug into it, right? Also, does it need additional hardware, such as the mounting plate mentioned (about $7-$11)? Lastly, as stated, I assume it probably needs new rollers (about $8-10) and maybe new bearings (another $8-10 possibly)?
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I had success mounting mine without a mounting plate, which allows the ball to sit higher from the CP. You need to route your CP like this:
And from the top it looks like this:
You can see more details on how I did this on my page at http://www.willcoxonline.com/mame/controlpanel/controlpanel.htm
and how I did the mouse hack.
Oh and mine was used and does need new rollers, but the bearings seem fine.
Ben
maraxle:
--- Quote from: rchadd on September 08, 2004, 06:33:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: goofy on September 08, 2004, 05:44:15 pm ---So, if one were to buy this trackball what would be required to get it working in a MAME cabinet? It looks like you'd need a mouse hack or an optical board to plug into it, right?
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you would need something like an ultimarc optipac to link optical outputs from the TB to PC via USB or serial port
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Or a mouse hack.
Chris:
--- Quote from: 8bit on June 23, 2004, 11:39:20 am ---They should work the exact same. Only thing I can think would be different would be a limit installed that would restrict you from hitting those long tee shots in goldentee
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Actually, the opposite should be true. Newer Happ Golden Tee trackballs have the "red" optic boards that are designed to work properly at higher speeds than the old ones. The ones coming off eBay probably still have the older "green" optic boards.
--Chris
bdsjake:
slighty OT, but re those new red boards for a Happs trackball, can I just drop those in to replace the green boards I have?
thanks,
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: bdsjake on September 10, 2004, 06:03:07 pm ---slighty OT, but re those new red boards for a Happs trackball, can I just drop those in to replace the green boards I have?
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Yup.