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Used Atari/Happ trackball with different optic boards: what should I do ?

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NoOne=NBA=:

I'm talking about pre-Happ Atari trackballs.

I've seen them with straight or curved optics.
I'm not sure if that's from operators swapping them out with whatever they had on hand, or if they were originally shipped like that.

The curved ones will work though.
You just don't have as much room for slop as you do with the straight ones.

NoOne=NBA=:

If it really bothers you, you can pick up the optics pretty easy on ebay from people who have swapped out their optics for either the Happ USB kit, or for Happ red-boards.

pcates:

I just picked up a striaght set of optics, and I need a curved one for a wheel that I have. If you are interested in a trade,  I will pull this one out and test it to see if it works. PM and let me know.

Mamezilla:

Well, I've checked on E-bay to see if there were some optic boards, as NoONE=NBA= suggested, but there were none so far. If someone has a spare set to sell or to give away, please PM me.

PCates, I'll try to check and see if the curved one works, however, i might consider keeping it as a spare part.  Thanks for your offer anyway, I'll PM you with that in the next few days (as soon that the board is checked).  Ideally, since I don't want to have any sensitivity/compatibility issues and mess around with the settings in Mame, I'll want to have 2 identical optic boards for it.

I'll have to stay cheap for the next items I'll buy, before my wife flames me.  My saved money went for all the goodies I got last week for $25.00 canadian each.  The StarWars yoke that has the missing handle was taken mainly for parts, but I think those handles can be bought from Happ.

Mamezilla:

Other goodies I got for the same price.  The trackball , another coin door and a pedal were also bought at the same price.

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