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Stingray:

--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on July 01, 2005, 03:15:19 pm ---ok, so will an Imperial trackball from a Golden Tee machine work on the mouse interface? I just need to know because an ebay auction is about to end. There is a Happ one, too, but it dosen't look as good.

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Yes. I have my Imperial hooked up to a hacked mouse. I used Minwah's tutorial. The Imperial is a fantastic 3" TB.

-S
USSEnterprise:
Thatk you. I'll bid in a little while.
Minwah:

--- Quote from: USSEnterprise on July 01, 2005, 03:15:19 pm ---ok, so will an Imperial trackball from a Golden Tee machine work on the mouse interface?

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I thought Golden Tee machines use Happ trackballs...at least Happ used to state that was the case.

Nice circuit Voodoo :)
SirPoonga:

--- Quote from: Voodooray on July 01, 2005, 12:55:07 pm ---The site i used for the data sheet was -http://www.datasheetarchive.com/
There was even a small circuit diagram.

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Wow, this just made my life easier.


--- Quote ---If you can't find the data you need you can follow the traces on the board and work out what everything does.

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I've been thinking of making a write up as I don't see any good links on byoac's site.
I did a mouse hack some time ago.  I decided to clean it up as it was a mess.  I think I screwed something up as it now kinda works :)  So I figured I'd start from scratch.

I think here's what I will do.  I will take pics and write out how I am doing my current hack, if it works.  And compare it to my old hack.  My old hack had the 4 pin IR receivers, the new one will have the 3 pin receivers.  I believe the only difference is the 4th pin is a ground or something like that.  But same idea for both though when it comes to hacking.  I will also explain how to use the datasheet if one is available (most likely one is) and how to do the traces yourself.

BTW, the other alternative is buy a prehacked mouse from oscarcontrols, only like $9 if I remember. 

I get asked how to do a mouse hack often in chat.  I'm suprised we don;t have anyhting linked in the interfaces section of the FAQ.
USSEnterprise:
From what I've read, it seems simple enough. I have a few Intellimice in my closet
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