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Title: Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: alphasqorner on January 09, 2004, 12:33:54 am

I have a 3in trackball, but the ball is white.  anyone know of any places that sell just 3in translucent balls?

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: bdsjake on January 09, 2004, 12:42:28 am

http://www.arcadeshop.com/parts.htm#Trackball

red, blue and green for $15 each.

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: Generic Eric on January 09, 2004, 02:42:51 am

The Real Bob Roberts does! (http://www.dameon.net/BBBB/parts.html#tbs) Even has a cherry red

Atari TB 3" ball blk/white/red/blue/blue marble $15.00
Atari TB 3" ball yellow or green  $18.00
Atari TB 3" ball red/blue/green/cherry translucent $18.00
Atari TB 3" ball Clear translucent $40.00

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on January 23, 2004, 12:17:42 am

This is gunna' sound Sooooooo stupid....but....

Will a 3" Atari TB replace a 3" Happs TB? Are all 3" balls the same. (Not talking about enclosure, just the spherical ball)

I'm eyeing a Happs trackball unit, but I don't want to pay $30 at happs to replace the lame white ball.

thanks,
mrC

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: alphasqorner on January 23, 2004, 01:31:22 am

if its just the ball you're talking about, then I believe a 3" ball is a 3" ball and can be replaced by another 3" ball.  I read that someone bought a 3" glass ball from overseas (from a store not relating to arcade gaming) and is now using that clear glass ball in his 3" TB.

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: Tailgunner on January 23, 2004, 01:54:20 am

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on January 23, 2004, 12:17:42 am

This is gunna' sound Sooooooo stupid....but....

Will a 3" Atari TB replace a 3" Happs TB? Are all 3" balls the same. (Not talking about enclosure, just the spherical ball)

thanks,
mrC

Happ's trackballs are licensed copies of Atari's design. All of the parts should be compatable.

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: Stingray on January 23, 2004, 11:31:38 am

Does anyone sell a complete unit with a translucent ball or do you have to buy the ball separately?

-S

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: Sephroth57 on January 23, 2004, 11:49:43 am

man all this talk about different colored balls.... sounds like the mcdonalds jungle gym meeting

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: mr.Curmudgeon on January 23, 2004, 12:17:57 pm

Sephroth57:  :D

Quote from: Stingray on January 23, 2004, 11:31:38 am

Does anyone sell a complete unit with a translucent ball or do you have to buy the ball separately?

Happs Controls sells units with different colors/translucents. Here (http://www.happcontrols.com/trackballs/560100xx.htm)
They are "WAY" expensive though.

Title: Re:Anyone know a place that sells translucent 3'' balls
Post by: Stingray on January 23, 2004, 01:18:43 pm

Yowee! Think I'll hold off on that idea!

-S