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releasedtruth:
Well, I'm retarded. I didn't take into account the mounting plates for the joysticks (3.6") and my buttons didn't include the bezels so I'm back where I was, trackball = doesn't fit.   Ah well, it'll be classy without it. A wheel, that I have to make work. I can't live without Outrun
severdhed:
there are ways to mount a trackball without a mounting plate...to save some room.  my panel is made out of 5/8" plywood. (trackball is in separate panel, main panel is MDF) instead of artwork and plexi on top, i covered it with a sheet of (i dont know what) that my mom had lying in her shed.  it is like plexiglass, but it is red and opaque.  it was somewhat flexible, 1/8" thick, and i cut it by scoring it with a razor knife and snaping it over a table.  it worked out nice because i could cut out the wood to match the shape of the trackball housing, then just cut a round hole for the trackball in the plastic and bolt it in that way.

as for the button spacing...mine are all 1.5" apart on center...joysticks are 3" on center from the left-most button.

this panel sits behind the main panel, there were some odd shaped things i needed mounted in here.  i cut out the shape of teh trackball so it could mount easily, i did the same for the serial port switch, and the volume knob


Chunce DeLeone:
Or you could use a router to carve out the panel and bring the TB flush to cp.  You gotta have a Trackball!!!!
erictrumpet:
Just chiming in in favor of the trackball. Whatever ya gotta do, include a ball!
With all the money and effort going into an arcade machine project, you want to make it capable of playing as many games as possible!
For me personally, I am not a huge Golden Tee fan so the issue of not putting another control (joystick or whatever) behind the ball was not a problem for me. That helps if your CP design is getting too crowded...

Eric.


releasedtruth:
Well, this eve I'll draft up an image with the accurate sizes on there and try to shoehorn one in there. I thought maybe a 2 1/4" would help a little, but I can't find a happ that's translucent. That's key for the design.

severdhed, how wide is your cutout for your trackball?
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