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Fixing up an old Trackball unit

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Wyluli:

The plug on these trackballs look like they are maybe wired to hook up to the Jamma harness.  Is that correct?  Is it possible to hook a trackball up to a Jamma harness or do you have to go with a PS/2 or USB setup. 

Sounds like it is a gamble on fixing up vs. buying new.  I'll have to think about it.  Probably end up saving and buying new.  Thanks for all the good info.

Ken Layton:

Bob Roberts has several good sections on www.dameon.net/BBBB/ on rebuilding old trackball units and one describes the differences between brands. The various brands use different size/length roller shafts and bearings (sometimes the optical circuit bords are different).

Considering repair/rebuild parts prices sometimes it might be cheaper to buy a whole new unit. Of course if you shop around for the various parts and can find decent prices and shipping charges then it might be worth it to rebuild old units.

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Just updating this for my own benifit.
The new link for Bob Roberts  is:
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/

Thanks for the tip Ken Layton, this is a great resource!

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