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So is the Happs 3" trackball with USB worth it?
Kremmit:
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--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on August 22, 2007, 08:10:14 pm ---I know many here love the high-ball, but why? :dunno It bruises my fingers and pops off the rollers way more that the high-lip & normal TBs do, due to the way I use the TB, I guess.
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I think I'm probably the only one around here that favors the highball. Perhaps it's the way I operate the trackball, but I find I have way more control because more of the ball's surface area is available to manipulate, especially with precision games like Centipede. I've never once had it come off the rollers (even with Golden Tee type games), so I'm not sure what you mean there.
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I have the same complaints as U_rebel with the highball. I just do better with a standard height ball.
Just another of those things that all comes down to personal preference; it's not like they're different in any aspect other than the height of the ball.
And back on topic, I'd go for a separate encoder. Too many complaints about the Happ USB board, and all of the aftermarket encoders have more capabilities to boot.
ARTIFACT:
I love my USB trackball!
(answering the original question, after about 1 month of playing the one I got)
If you buy a NEW usb trackball (happ) now, you get a SECOND GENERATION ENCODER in it... so no lag or other problems. works VERY well.
mrudie:
--- Quote from: ARTIFACT on September 29, 2007, 11:56:22 pm ---I love my USB trackball!
(answering the original question, after about 1 month of playing the one I got)
If you buy a NEW usb trackball (happ) now, you get a SECOND GENERATION ENCODER in it... so no lag or other problems. works VERY well.
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What HAPPS should do is upgrade people with old trackballs that don't work for a hill of beans. I'm completely and totally sick of dealing with my Happs 3" Translucent trackball. The backspin in this trackball makes a lot of games completely unplayable.
I'm hoping to move to the Electric Ice-T, but I'm unsure if it will mount perfectly in place of my HAPPS. Any thoughts or opinions on that? Also, does anyone own an Electric Ice-T that can give me their opinion? How does Golden Tee play? Is there any backspin with this trackball?
Thanks....
Kremmit:
The Ice-T is built in a Betson trackball housing, or one just like it. The bolt patterns are the same as Happ trackballs, but the casing is shaped differently. So the answer depends on your particular control panel- is there anything there that might interfere with a different housing?
mrudie:
--- Quote from: Kremmit on September 30, 2007, 03:27:05 am ---The Ice-T is built in a Betson trackball housing, or one just like it. The bolt patterns are the same as Happ trackballs, but the casing is shaped differently. So the answer depends on your particular control panel- is there anything there that might interfere with a different housing?
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Thanks for the reply. My control panel is a pre-fab, and as such, I beleive the trackball cutout was made to fit a lot of different options. There's plenty of room inside the control panel for adjustments or fine tuning of placement.
Here's a picture of the cutout on the control panel:
Here's a picture of the Happs trackball mounted:
Do you think I'd be able to use the same mounting plate on top?
Do you have any experience with the Betson or Electric Ice-T? I just want to be sure there's no backspin with those trackballs, and that they feel as solid as the Happs. The Happs does have a nice solid, quality feel to it, and you can spin it good.
I'm hoping the Electric Ice-T has the same feel, spins good, and has no backspin! I've never been able to play Golden Tee in my cab because of the Happs.