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Author Topic: Mounting Betson Trackballs with Happs mounting plates: A "How To"  (Read 1314 times)

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I guess I knew this and must have read it somewhere, because I wasn't totally surprised when I got my 2-1/4" Happ mounting plate from
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Re: Mounting Betson Trackballs with Happs mounting plates: A "How To"
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2005, 03:41:07 pm »
I guess I knew this and must have read it somewhere, because I wasn't totally surprised when I got my 2-1/4" Happ mounting plate from  and found that it didn't fit on my 2-1/4" Betson Imperial trackball.

Problem 1a: the holes in the betson trackball case are not quite large enough for the posts in the plate
Problem 1b: the posts in the plate are slightly more 'spread out' than the holes in the trackball case.

I sanded the posts on the plate and my wico 2-1/4" TB squeezed on.  Since I wanted to be able to remove and re-add, I used a 13/64" cordless drill bit, IIRC.  Of course, you have a betson 2-1/4", so differences and all.

I bet your redrilling didn't center absolutely perfectly with the original holes, especially if three fit at a time, but not four.  Very common in re-drilling with normal bits, and more even common with multiple re-drilling. :-\

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I WAS surprised, however, when I found that my 3" Betson Imperial trackball didn't fit into the Happ 3" mounting plate.  Why was I surprised?  Because Happ's own description, of the plate I purchased, specifially says: "For use with both 3
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Re: Mounting Betson Trackballs with Happs mounting plates: A "How To"
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2005, 03:59:17 pm »
Problem 1a: the holes in the betson trackball case are not quite large enough for the posts in the plate
Problem 1b: the posts in the plate are slightly more 'spread out' than the holes in the trackball case.

I sanded the posts on the plate and my wico 2-1/4" TB squeezed on.
« Last Edit: June 24, 2005, 04:00:49 pm by quarterback »
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