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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


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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.


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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.

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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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