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pointdablame:


--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on October 20, 2005, 11:03:29 am ---if you have a happs trackball, then just buy the usb/ps2 conversion kit from happs (or ponyboy since he's cheaper) that way wiring it is simple and you don't need an optipac or anything else to make it work.

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I just don't think the Happ USB kit is worth the money.  It's $43 on their site, ponyboy might be able to get it for $35 or so???   The Optipac is $39 and can run a lot more controls and is a lot more flexible.  You'll wind up paying a few bux more for shipping from the UK (although Happs shipping might be close to that lol), but the Optipac is the way to go if you have ANY reason to think you might one day want a spinner or another trackball, or anything like that.

Abomination:

well I have a spinner so I ordered the optipac, not so worried about the cost but my lack of research on this.  I assumed it would work via usb for some reason /shrug

Ldsfunaz:

i got a high lip off of ebay for 90 bucks , it came with the USB adapter already on it.  I thought i was getting a standard 3" trackball, because i didnt think high lip came in USB, but was pleasently surprised by the highlip.  I guess that doesnt help you, and it may come across as bragging, but... well i guess i am  :P

LDS

dema:

I bought a Mini Pac and the Ultimarc wiring harness for the Happs trackball and Oscar spinner. I'm guessing to connect it to the trackball that I need to disconnect the wires that came attached to the trackball and replace them with those from the wiring harness?

Also, I can't fit the molex connector onto the spinner prongs. Is there something I need to do to get it to work properly?

pointdablame:


--- Quote from: dema on December 09, 2005, 09:24:27 pm ---Am I a complete moron? I can't figure out how the heck to wire up this Happs trackball and Mini-Pac for the life of me. I bought the Ultimarc wiring harness that works with the Happs trackball but I don't see any open prongs that fit the harness. I read on the Opti-Pac section that you have to cut the wiring, but then why do I have molex connectors on the wiring harness for the trackball?

Am I missing a part, did I fail to order a part, am I a complete moron, or am I drunker than I think right now?

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the molex connector on the Happ trackball isn't used with a minipac and/or Optipac.  Either cut the molex connector off entirely, or splice into the wires and use those.

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