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| weisshaupt:
--- Quote from: FrizzleFried on February 07, 2008, 11:42:46 am ---...can someone post a comparison of the old ball vs the new? --- End quote --- Just got mine today! (Thanks RandyT) There is no doubt in my mind that V2 is worth every penny. I just dropped it in and played my first game of Centipede. It feels right, and looks as good as if not better than the old ball as far as illumination goes, with this one of course having that "shine"in addition.. It has, as one might expect, a harder surface than v1, and it rolls better and longer in my old wico TB casing than the v1 ball did. Tracking seems to me to be slightly better, and My 4 year old daughter just doubled her previous high score.. A Special thanks to RandyT for offering the discount for buyers of V1. |
| RandyT:
A question was asked earlier about single LED lighting and I said it would work. I figured I should back that up with a photo (unmodified), so here it is thrown on top of a single 49 cent Red ButtonBlaster LED; You can see the room lights reflected on the glossy surface of the ball, and the fact that you can easily make out the PCB and the wires shows that there is a reasonable amount of ambient light. If your gaming area has it's lighting subdued at all, or the panel is shaded, this setup will probably be sufficient. But in direct lighting, the NovaGem and RGB-Overdrive light sources will perform far better and overpower any reasonable ambient lighting to really make it "pop". Hopefully this will better demonstrate the lighting characteristics of the ball. RandyT |
| RandyT:
--- Quote from: ids on February 07, 2008, 05:46:42 pm ---Can't wait - I suspect this is just what I've been looking for - a way to mount the ball higher than stock (pull the top off), and not worry about it smacking into the 3" hole I cut for it to stick out of the CP (being mounted below). --- End quote --- Finally got a chance to prototype the kit. This is a bit of an improvement on that method, through the use of some specialized items. If everything is done as shown in the documentation, then it all goes together with very little precision required at the router step. In fact, it can be pretty sloppy and everything will still look great. I felt a bit silly using a hand-router to do this on the table of my 4'x8' CNC, but I guess it was necessary to demonstrate how easily it can be done by hand. It also gave me chance to show just how imprecise the router work can be without it negatively affecting this mounting method. The camera never seems to do the lighting justice, but here's a pic (you can click it to make it larger); This result is a true High-ball, with the apex of the ball sitting a full inch above the panel surface and no bolt heads. The kit with have a price of $6.95 and include 1card-stock template, 1 finishing plate, 3 finishing plate screws, 4 threaded inserts, 4 trackball mounting machine screws, a 5mm Hex Key and full instructions. It should be available in a few days. RandyT |
| RetroBorg:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 10, 2008, 11:50:22 pm --- The camera never seems to do the lighting justice, but here's a pic (you can click it to make it larger); --- End quote --- That looks real nice. :applaud: |
| ids:
--- Quote from: RandyT on February 10, 2008, 11:50:22 pm --- It should be available in a few days. --- End quote --- I think I shall be placing an order in a few days ;D Looks great, just what I need - thanks! |
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