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ozzi22:
Has anyone else hacked one of these to use as a trackball mouse if so can you post pics for someone who has never hacked one.  Is there an easy way?
severdhed:
sorry, i forgot to take pics. i have been busy working on my ps2 gun cabinet.  i didn't take this pic, i got it from the thread i referenced earlier, i just labled the connections.




it is hard to see from the pic, but the trackball pcb has a gray ribbon cable already attached that is plenty long enough to use to connect it to the mouse PCB..so the only additional wire you will need is to connect the mouse buttons.

that takes care of the golden tee trackball part, the mouse hack can vary based on which mouse you use.  there are several tutorials on line on how to hack a mouse to use with an arcade trackball.  here is a good one...


http://www.willcoxonline.com/mame/controlpanel/controlpanel.htm

basically, you use a multimeter to locate a ground and 5v source on the mouse circuit board.  you unsolder the button switches, and the ir emitters and receivers.  it is easy to tell which receiver goes to which axis, so just attach wires from the mouse board to the proper location in the trackball...once it is all hooked up, give it a spin, if any of the directions are reversed, just unsolder and swap the two corresponding wires.  it is really pretty simple.

MonkeyFracas:
Scoped out those Golden Tee TV games at my local K-mart today, currently they're priced at $30.00 but ring up at $20.00. They've got about a half dozen - I'm going to give it some time and see if they get reduced any farther.
severdhed:
yeah, i'd keep an eye on them.  K Mart seems to do that alot, they have stuff on clearance that rings up for less than the sticker price.  i was willing to pay $20 for it, so i was pleasantly surprised when it rang up as $12.99
MonkeyFracas:
I found one of these at a different local kmart for $12 today - you are correct, they're very sturdy and the trackball feels great for the price. I will try and get to the mod this weekend.
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