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Cameronj:

I just took the ball out of my Suzo Trackball and am going to replace it with an Electric Ice one. I noticed that the electric ice weighs about 40% less than the white ball in the suzo. This trackball is mounted at and angle. Do you think there will be a performance difference with the lighter trackball?

Thanks!

Fozzy The Bear:

Not really a performance difference as such..... It is lighter and does spin for less time when you give it a hard spin. BUT! this is countered by fitting the high resolution encoder wheels. So the net result is that the cursor travel on a hard spin is about the same and you get the bonus of much better resolution at controlled speeds.

I love my kit.... although it does feel different to the original ball, and takes some getting used to. Once you get used to it you really won't notice the fact that it's lighter.
 
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)

Cameronj:

High resolution encoder wheels? Where do I get those?



Level42:

The high resolution encoder wheels are not for Suzo trackballs but for Imperial/Betson (Happ ???)  trackballs AFAIK, which is a shame really !

Kremmit:

Has anybody actually tried fitting them to a Suzo?  The wheels were originally sold as being only for Betson trackballs.  Then somebody tried fitting them to a Happ, and whaddaya know, they worked!  I have not verified, but I am 99% sure they'll work in a Wico TB as well.  I believe Wico manufactured the trackballs for Atari, so they may fit those as well.  Not including the Missile Command / Football 4" units, those used a cup-shaped encoder that would definately not be compatible.

They may work fine on a Suzo, we just need somebody with a Suzo/Ultimarc TB to make the experiment.

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