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| markrvp:
--- Quote from: mark6437 on January 20, 2006, 07:36:23 pm ---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 --- End quote --- He had two separate problems with two separate trackball systems. Problem 1: Happ PS2/USB trackball (trackball #1) stopped working correctly. For some reason the optical sensors will not immediately recognize movement. I don't know why, but probably the only easy fix would be to replace the whole board/sensor pcbs. Problem 2: He bought a Golden Tee trackball with red boards (trackball #2) with arcade harness and Opti-Pac to interface it to his computer. That combo did not work. We had to determine if the problem was the Opti-Pac or the trackball. We hooked the trackball up to a USB mousehack and tested it. The trackball worked perfectly indicating that the problem was the Opti-Pac. Now, I personally own two separate Happ PS2/USB 3" trackballs that I use for MAME Golden Tee Golf on two separate cabinets. Both trackballs work perfectly after a lot of Golden Tee/Tiger Woods Golf play. I have yet to experience the problem I witnessed with Boodroe's trackball. However, mccoy178 has reported having a similar problem, so the best I can guess is that some units are lemons. |
| mccoy178:
First thing is for Mark from Houston, spend your oil money in better ways. ;D If you can send them back, you should. You can buy them for under $70 each on this board or on ebay by the texascointech Markrvp mentioned. I believe the problem came from both a usb version and the optipac of the other ball the guy had. So in affect, he had a different problem with two styles of trackball. I am currently having the problem with two usb versions. I'm waiting on the red boards from Kremmit. |
| Kremmit:
--- Quote from: markrvp on January 20, 2006, 09:05:07 pm --- He had two separate problems with two separate trackball systems. --- End quote --- If his Happ interface went bad, and then his Opti-Pac went bad, then maybe he's plugging them into something that fries boards. |
| markrvp:
--- Quote from: Kremmit on January 20, 2006, 09:55:02 pm ---If his Happ interface went bad, and then his Opti-Pac went bad, then maybe he's plugging them into something that fries boards. --- End quote --- That's a sobering thought. I was under the impression that the Opti-pac never worked from the beginning. The USB trackball stopped working over time. The only way to test that theory would be to plug in a third trackball interface and see if it fries. The mouse-hack I gave him was a PS2 mouse and not USB, so maybe that one will work okay. |
| mark6437:
To mccoy178 I bought them straight from Happ because of two reasons. One was I used good ol american money (plastic) and two I needed them quick (I wanted to get the dang cab finished). I appreciate you wanting to save me money but I can't send them back now. I sure hope mine does not do what ya'll's are doing. I will post a pick of my cab if anyone is interested. This is actually my third cab. My first cab is here http://home.houston.rr.com/mark6437/history.html The second cab I built for a friend of mine can be seen here http://www.mameworld.info/ubbthreads/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Number=59783&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=&fpart=1&vc=1 Yes that is me. My cab looks alot like that cab but with a bigger control panel and my speakers are level to the ground, not shooting right in your face. Mark Hou TX |
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