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markrvp:

That sucks.  Did you connect the ground wire to the computer frame?

If you want to send the trackballs to me to test out here I'd be happy to do it and then send them back.  PM me if interested.

Kremmit:

Careful, Mark, those trackballs have the bad voodoo in them.  They hose every system they touch!

I'm gonna loan McCoy a set of red boards just to settle the issue.

markrvp:

It turns out Boodroe was just 3 hours away from me, so he came up today and brought both trackballs.  Sure enough, the Happ PS2/USB was fried.  You hit the trackball and nothing happens for a good 1-1/2 seconds and then it goes.  Made playing Golden Tee impossible.

So we hook up the new Happ Golden Tee RED BOARD trackball to a mousehack and it works perfectly.  Turns out the problem was the Opti-pac. 

I feel bad for Boodroe, because there were two different problems and almost impossible to troubleshoot without buying more stuff.  Luckily I had an extra mousehack and he is back in business.

Ain't this a fun hobby?  ;D

mark6437:

You said:

Sure enough, the Happ PS2/USB was fried. 

And

So we hook up the new Happ Golden Tee RED BOARD trackball to a mousehack and it works perfectly.  Turns out the problem was the Opti-pac. 

Which one was the problem? The USB/PS2 trackball or the Opti-Pac or both?

I ask because Just spent 300+ dollars on 2 USB/PS2 trackballs rom Happ. If these trackballs start doing what ya'll are talking about I am going to throw my whole machine out the window.

Thx
Mark
Hou TX


brophog:

Just bought a USB trackball from Happ myself about a month ago after asking this board specifically if there was anything wrong with it. Havent had a chance to mount it just yet and really put it through it's paces.

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