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Hacking a iBall USB Trackball?!?
Xphile:
--- Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on June 30, 2002, 11:41:49 pm ---Anyone have anything to say about these new MACALLY iBall Trackballs?
I'm looking for cheap trackball alternatives and I see
these things all over eBay for around $20.
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you mean these for 2.99?
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/2422410
mancab:
Is it possible to add a different sized ball to the base for this trackball, such as a billiard ball? What kind of modifications would you have to make? Any help would be appreciated. :)
Wienerdog:
--- Quote from: mancab on March 23, 2003, 11:38:07 pm ---Is it possible to add a different sized ball to the base for this trackball, such as a billiard ball? What kind of modifications would you have to make? Any help would be appreciated. :)
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Interesting idea, You would have to modify the PCB and make a new bracket to hold the billiard ball and spin the encoder wheels. Here are some pictures to help:
Wienerdog:
I have no problem continuting this thread since I just purchased some iBalls, but you might want to leave mr.Curmudgeon out of it. He was shopping for this TB last year.
As Tiger-Heli pointed out, there is also another thread about iBalls at Outpost.
Xphile:
Holy Crap!
"June 30, 2002, 11:41:49 PM".
..yeah, I guess he may have already made his decision one way or the other...lol : :)