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I can't afford my dream control panel!
Aceldamor:
--- Quote from: _Iz- on April 17, 2003, 06:04:40 pm ---...and why 2 spinners anyway? Are there any games that need this?
You could also get a wico trackball much cheaper than a happs.
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I would imagine the 2 spinners come into play when you want to use the spinner as a mock steering wheel for driving games.
Brax:
--- Quote from: Civilan on April 17, 2003, 06:04:47 pm ---I'm located in the Toronto (Canada) area and have located a local supplier that has slightly better prices but it's still high. For example the trackball is only $65USD but joystick are the same price. I'll patient and keep looking around.
Hyui, I haven't found a crayola trackball around here. I'll keep looking...
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Have you tried Starburst Coin in Mississauga? They're a Happs distributor. It was cheaper than going mail order and spending US dollars. Of course they're still Happs parts and therfore pricey regardless.
Good luck in finding a Crayola ball..... I sure couldn't. I just camped Ebay until I found a brand new golden tee ball (happs) for cheap!
Jakobud:
Two nice spinners and two rotary joysticks definately are the big kicker in that CP price...
Civilan:
Brax: Yep. I've contacted Starburst Coin in Mississauga and found their prices okay and will be going to them for a lot of my items (in time). I believe I got their name from a post or reply you made. thx. Before that the only other place I knew about was Toronto Coin Exchange (www.pinballexchange.com) in Oakville. I wonder if there's a place in the east end?
I'll camp out on e-bay for awhile to see if anything shows up.
I'll also look into making my spinners from junk hard drives and mice I have laying around. If they work well enough I could save a few bucks now and upgrade latter if necessary.
Regardless of my budgetary constraints I'm excited about this new hobby.
Cheers,
Pierre.
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Civilan on April 17, 2003, 06:13:56 pm ---Are the Wico and Imperial trackballs as good or better than the Happ? I haven't done any research into them.
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Yes. I have one of each (I want to do a review of them, but never get around to it). Personally, I like the happs a fraction more than the imperial/betson, and the betson a little more then the wico. However, I'd be happy with any of them if I got to keep only one.
All: arcade quality, same arcade standard mounting hole locations, same arcade standard wiring molex. Work on optipac (active lo) and happs USB interface.
Happs: loudest spin, longest free spin, smoothest lip around ball, smallest footprint, 3/16" tall lip. Encoder rollers on bottom and right if mounted as directed. Most expensive ($69 on sale from happs). My fav ATM, by a little.
Betson: largest footprint, 3/16" tall lip. Encoder rollers on left and top if mounted as directed. ($59 on sale from gatorcade.com, IIRC). My second fav ATM, by a little.
Wico: almost as big footprint as beston, 1/16" tall lip, small mounting holes. Encoder rollers on left and top if mounted as directed. Cheepest price ($50 from betson), cheepest feel (by a little). My third fav ATM, by a little.