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light up translucent trackball
PCC:
Start by checking out OSCAR's project.
I bought LEDs from Mouser. Here is a review of some LEDs from Mouser, Digi-Key, Super Bright LEDs, and Electronic Goldmine. This site has part numbers and even tells you what limiting resistors you'll need. I'd wire them in parallel versus in series.
pezkore:
can i get the translucent ball from the happ website? if so, which section ( i couldn't find it). also, where can i get translucent buttons?
PCC:
You can buy a 3" blue translucent ball from Happ (Happ part# 55-0200-12T), The Real Bob Roberts, or Arcade Shop Amusements.
PCC:
To answer your original question, you can wire a flourescent light fixture with a relay switch that will turn it on whenever it sees a 12V current.
Also, you can buy translucent buttons, but only for leaf switches. The Real Bob Roberts should have them too.
pezkore:
Earlier, Rampy posted that the " translucent ball is are less dense than the "solid" er... opaque white ones... so they are little heavier for a wee bit more spin... (or so I'm told)..."
Did you mean that the white ball i heavier and therefore yields more spin, or that the translucent yields more spin . does that mean that i would have to hit the translucent ball harder to get the same spin out of it?