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USB Happ TB and Back Spin. Difficult to repair?
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Derrick Renaud:
I just had a strange problem with my Happs Hi-ball trackball.  It started sticking left to right.  I had the arcade cabinet on all day and it is near the thermostat.  So the longer the cab is on, the colder the house gets because it thinks its warm from the cab heat.

I turned the lamp on, which is a bulb not an LED under the ball, and then after 15-30 minutes it started working smoothly.  Same thing happened today with the machine being cold when I was at work and the setback temperature cooling things off.

Just enough heat to warm the bearings, I assume.  Just thought I'd mention it.

[edit] finally took it a part and cleaned it.  Works much better and I don't have to wait for the gunk to get warm and loosen up.   :D
AMDman13:
Just an update.
I bit the bullet and bought a new 3" Arcade "Red board" TB and Optipac with USB. This is way better than the Happ USB trackball. Way more responsive to speed and super smooth! Huge improvement! No comparison. Just a note. I think I could have simply ordered the "Red boards and the corresponding arcade connector.  From what I can see the two TB's are identical except the boards and connector.
u_rebelscum:

--- Quote from: marlborroman13 on March 15, 2009, 01:37:03 am ---... Just a note. I think I could have simply ordered the "Red boards and the corresponding arcade connector.  From what I can see the two TB's are identical except the boards and connector.

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Good to have this comfirmed.  Happs exploded views of the arcade TB & USB TB show all the same part numbers except for the boards & connector, but the dimension pics aren't perfect.
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