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U-Trak review with pics and vids ***UPDATED WITH FINAL RESULTS***
shmokes:
Impressive. I love that you kept doing things wrong just for the sake of getting pictures. This will REALLY help people avoid making installation mistakes in the future. If it wasn't so critical of the product I'd suggest that Andy put this review on his website just to help people with instructions. Maybe you can get a refund in exchange for using your pictures to write up a set of installation instructions (minus the product review).
patrickl:
Great review and lots of valuable information.
It would be nice if Ultimarc had a write up like this on the site. So you know what to expect (to prevent problems) or if you're stubborn and something still goes wrong, why that is and how to fix it.
Ginsu Victim:
Great job. Very detailed and helpful.
Though I'm sure you could've got a blue trackball cheaper elsewhere.
TOK:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on September 01, 2008, 11:30:46 am ---Great job. Very detailed and helpful.
Though I'm sure you could've got a blue trackball cheaper elsewhere.
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I was kind of thinking this. I got the Happ with a translucent ball for under 90 bucks shipped.
Since you had had to use a router anyway (I thought the case on the U-Trak was set up to avoid that), you might as well have just routed a Happ trackball plate. You would have gotten a rock solid mount, the ball color you wanted, a direct plug in USB cable with a 3 mouse button harness, and a 1/8" lip that a plexi overlay will drop over for a perfectly flush surface. I love Ultimarc products, but I don't like that mount setup, and this appears to be a case where something they offered just wasn't the best choice for you.
cmoses:
First off, thanks for the review. Very in depth and you covered the basics plus all the extras. I am trying to decide on a trackball for my control panel and have come down to the U-Trak and the Electric Ice-T. My concerns are space, as I am mounting in a small control panel. I hope to not have to use a mounting plate so I can conserve room. This review helps point out some good and bad qualities.
I really like the look of the flush mount with bezel. If you are trying to get that look but do not want to have to use a router. Can you use a 1/2" piece of MDF, plus 1/8" plexiglass? You will stick up an 1/8" but then the bezel will even it out and should be snug.
But with this configuration do you run into issues with the expanding insets? Is 1/2" of MDF not enough to put the inserts in? You might have to get a smaller length screw. Is 1/2" to thin for the rest of the control panel?
I am still undecided. I think the U-Trak has a better mounting system without having to use a mounting plate. You can mount the Electric Ice-T with GGG's High Ball kit without a mounting plate as well, but I am not sure how much it sticks up in comparision to a regular mount.