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Trackball almost working, help please...
quarterback:
--- Quote from: struby on April 12, 2006, 07:43:16 pm ---I switched x and why on the molex connector, now it goes up and down when the trackaball is moved side to side, but now there is no left and right movement, what does this mean.
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So there's no left and right movement when you roll the ball up and down, right? Sounds like a problem with the up-and-down on the ball.
Right? Basically in both tests (before switching the wires and after switching the wires) the rolling of the TrackBall up and down results in no/crappy movement. Right? If so, then it sounds like there's something wrong with the ball/the board that's attached to the 'up and down' roller.
Try opening up the TBall and checking the connections and test it out. It's possible that the optical board is jostled loose or the 'wheel' that spins between the optics is not in the right place or something.
Then I'd try unplugging and switching the boards. If the axis-problem moves when you move the boards, then it's clearly the board. Like I said in my PM. If that's the case, I'll swap it out for another one.
struby:
I will get minor poor movement in the ball's y axis direction when first plugged in, it then fades after about 5-10 seconds and there is no ball y axis movement.
quarterback:
--- Quote from: struby on April 12, 2006, 07:52:11 pm ---I will get minor poor movement in the ball's y axis direction when first plugged in, it then fades after about 5-10 seconds and there is no ball y axis movement.
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Hmm... it sounds like there might be a problem with the power to the optical emitter. Again, this could either be from the wire connected to that emitter or in the board/emitter itself. Try the board switch to see if we can narrow it down to the wires or the emitter/board.
struby:
When I swithed the plugs going into the boards around, didn't move the boards, just the plugs, the same result came as when I switched the molex's x and y hookups, y movement on screen from x ball movement, and no x movement. from y ball movement after like 5-10 seconds of messy x movement.
struby:
nothing looks loose, disconnected, or out of place.