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Happ 3 vs 4.5" ball
Elkor:
I am going to buy a trackball from happ for a new cab I am doing (my first!) and I see that almost all the trackballs that other people have used are 3" models.
I seem to remember trackballs being bigger than 3" when I was a kid (MC?) and I noticed that happ does have a 4.5" TB (that seems about right) and it's even cheaper! (well, it's sans wiring harness but as I will most likely use an optipac that should not be a big issue anyway.) It looks like I may have to fab my own mounting plate as well.
Has anybody used this hardware?
were trackballs bigger?
will there ever be a mounting plate that fits?!?!?
tune in next time! (or, preferably, reply with an answer!)
thanx
-C
RacerX:
Trackball size varied by game. For example, Missle Command was a big trackball (about 4 or 4.5 inches), while Centipede was about 3", or maybe even a little smaller. I got the 3" because it seemed about right for most games. I love Centipede, and I just couldn't bring myself to play that with a 4.5" trackball.
It's just a matter of personal preference.
Billabong:
With the Happs 4":
The ball is seperate from the actual mechanism. You need to order both.
55-0226-00 is the 4 1/2" trackball "without ball" (need this)
Then pick one of these:
55-0300-00 is the red ball.
55-0300-02 is the blue ball.
They do have mounting plates here: http://www.happcontrols.com/trackballs/55110100.htm
Later,
Billabong
Elkor:
--- Quote ---With the Happs 4":
The ball is seperate from the actual mechanism. You need to order both.
55-0226-00 is the 4 1/2" trackball "without ball" (need this)
Then pick one of these:
55-0300-00 is the red ball.
55-0300-02 is the blue ball.
They do have mounting plates here: http://www.happcontrols.com/trackballs/55110100.htm
Later,
Billabong
--- End quote ---
Thanks for that! The site is a bit misleading in the fact that the picture is the mech&ball and the links at the bottom lead you to believe that you can buy it (as a whole) with either a red, blue, or without any ball. Did not see the 4.5" mounting plate on that list though, only 3", 3" highball and below.
-C
Lilwolf:
I might be wrong here... but I dont' think any classic arcade (or any new ones I can think of) used the 4.5" trackball. I think it's a new thing.
Centepede used the 2 1/4 and missle command used the 3" I'm pretty sure.
But if you can afford it, I'm sure you will love it. I don't think it's really worth it since you could get multiple instead (ESPECIALLY if you go wico)
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