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fjl:

I didn't get the high trackball basically because I wanted the trackball with RGB leds from Groovy game gears and they don't sell a high trackball option.

javeryh:


--- Quote from: scotthh on August 30, 2007, 12:02:07 am ---
--- Quote from: javeryh on August 29, 2007, 05:50:26 pm ---OK, high-lip it is.  Just so I'm clear, I plan on recessing the 1/16" mounting plate into the control panel and adding 1/8" wood veneer on top (which should sit flush with the 3/16" trackball lip).  Then I'll add 1/8" plexi/lexan on top of that and bevel the edge towards the trackball.

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You're not way off. But 1/8" = 2/16", so your high lip will sit 1/16" above your wood veneer. The 2/16" plexi will sit 1/16" above the top of you lip. (I was also off 1/16 in my original post, I've edited it.)
: getting this particular high lip trackball, do you need the opti-pac to connect it?

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Hmmm... doesn't the trackball mounting plate eat up 1/16" of the lip's thickness or am I missing something?  This would allow the 1/8" veneer to sit flush with the top of the lip, right?  Bah, either way it looks like I'm going with the high lip trackball and Optipac plus switching out the black ball which will cost a small fortune compared to just a plain black trackball with USB.  Grrr...  :hissy:

xmenxmen:


--- Quote from: efjayel on August 30, 2007, 12:15:25 am ---I didn't get the high trackball basically because I wanted the trackball with RGB leds from Groovy game gears and they don't sell a high trackball option.

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Cause only Happ carries them.  GGG led ones are Betson trackballs. 

summers:


--- Quote from: scotthh on August 30, 2007, 12:02:07 am ---
--- Quote from: Lakersfan on August 29, 2007, 10:11:55 pm ---Question: getting this particular high lip trackball, do you need the opti-pac to connect it?

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Yes, you need an optical encoder, like the optipac.



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I thought with the USB interface you didnt need an Optipac or the like?

Green Giant:


--- Quote from: summers on August 30, 2007, 10:40:41 am ---
--- Quote from: scotthh on August 30, 2007, 12:02:07 am ---
--- Quote from: Lakersfan on August 29, 2007, 10:11:55 pm ---Question: getting this particular high lip trackball, do you need the opti-pac to connect it?

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Yes, you need an optical encoder, like the optipac.



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I thought with the USB interface you didnt need an Optipac or the like?

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If you get the usb version you don't need an optipac or optiwiz, but they are recommended.  The sampling frequency on the usb build-in boards aren't as high as on the separate interfaces.  This means if you spin the crap out of your trackball on a big swing in g-tee, it will sometimes show up as backspin and screw up your shot.

For roughly the same price as a usb trackball, you can pick up an optiwiz and a nonusb trackball.

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