The NEW Build Your Own Arcade Controls
Main => Buy/Sell/Trade - non-retail => Topic started by: SirPeale on February 13, 2004, 03:28:55 pm
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I've got several of these. Fully cleaned, lubed and tested. $49 each, plus priority shipping.
If paying by PayPal, NO CREDIT CARD FUNDS. Existing funds, bank funds, eCheck *only.*
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Do you have pictures? I might buy some of your others if you clean them up when I am a little further in my project.
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No pictures, my camera is broken. I can assure you they look like every other 3" Betson Trackball there is.
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No pictures, my camera is broken. I can assure you they look like every other 3" Betson Trackball there is.
Sorry forgot about the camera.
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Sorry forgot about the camera.
LOL! Not like I expect you to memorize my life's story!
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Damn Peale I just sent 28 dollars for a 2 1/2" from Ultimarc, gah. A week earlier and I would have bought one.
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Damn Peale I just sent 28 dollars for a 2 1/2" from Ultimarc, gah. A week earlier and I would have bought one.
What's the story on the ultimarc track balls? Decent quality? I've heard they have plastic rollers.
Doug
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I have not gotten it yet Dhanson, I will let you know when I get it.
I hope the quality is good, I have not seen many people disparaging it. But I may have missed that message.
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Pardon my ignorance, but what kind of connectors do these trackballs have? USB? PS/2? Something else entirely?
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Six pin molex connector. You'll either need a mouse hack or a Opti-Pac.
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What's the story on the ultimarc track balls? Decent quality? I've heard they have plastic rollers.
yep, they have plastic rollers. Except the bearring holding the ball, but this wasn't much better, as mine got rusty after three months. :o I've no Happ 2 1/4" to compare, but at least the Happ 3" used in Golden tea is much more better.
Next time I need a small trackball, I'll try a Happ or maybe Betson one.
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Guess I can't hold off any longer. I'll take one. I'll send you a PM.
-S
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Got it, thanks Steve. Check your PM.
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I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?
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I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?
They're a standard trackball, so I don't see why not.
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I'm interested - will they work with a minipac?
They're a standard trackball, so I don't see why not.
Will you ship to Canada?
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Will you ship to Canada?
Of course! I'll ship worldwide.
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Will you ship to Canada?
Of course! I'll ship worldwide.
Ahh, capitalism is alive and well at BYOAC ;D. What colors do you have? Also, I went to betson.com and could not see a picture. Could you send me a link of a picture?
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They're all white. They were pulls from Golden Tee machines.
http://www.wicothesource.com/new2/pages/page89.htm
On the bottom.
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If you want other colors, you could order one from Bob Roberts. It will still work out cheaper than buying a brand new one from Happs.
Just an Idea.
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Hey Peale, do you still have any of these? I clicked on the link at the bottom of your sig.
I'd have to wait until Friday (payday) to send you Paypal or whatever, but I'd still like one if you're willing to wait a few days....:)
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Hey, I've got an optipac and I've been working on my mk II mame cab. Would I need anything else to get this trackball working?
I understand you said its a 6 pin molex connector but I see no connector on the opti-pac.
Also are these easy to mount?
thanks
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Hey, I've got an optipac and I've been working on my mk II mame cab. Would I need anything else to get this trackball working?
I've never hooked an Opti-Pac to a trackball (not having one) but there should be instructions somewhere detailing the process and any extra parts you may need.
I understand you said its a 6 pin molex connector but I see no connector on the opti-pac.
See above.
Also are these easy to mount?
I would say if you have the proper mounting hardware, no.
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Got mine yesterday. For all of you guys who may have concerns about these trackballs, let me tell you that you have nothing to worry about. Either these were very rarely used or Peale did a bang up job of cleaning them. Mine is spotless inside and out, the ball is bright white, and the bearings seem to have been recently oiled. The bearings and rollers are all metal and very heavy.
I was able to hack this to a mouse in about 30 minutes, no problem. The red wires go to 5 volt +, black to 5 volt -, the other four wires go to left, right, up down on the reciever points on the mouse board. I had to swap the wires around a couple times to get the directions right, since I was just guessing as to what was what on the mouse. Very simple to hook one up. If there's interest I'll post which color is which direction.
I did a little "bench testing" with Centepede after I got the directions right! Can't wait to get a panel built for this thing!
Thanks Peale!
-S
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Thanks for the praise, Steve!
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Peale,
I'll take one. Send me an e-mail and we'll arrange the payment.
Thanks!
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I'll take one also... please email payment details..
dabonetn (aatt) comcast . net
thanks!
later,
dabone
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I'd like one. I sent a PM or Instant message or whatever, but wanted to post here to be certain.
Dave
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Yes, I got your PM and replied.
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I got mine today! I can't wait for the weekend so I can wire it up. Thanks Peale! :)
If you're considering a 3" trackball, I'd recommend getting one of these. You can't beat the price, and Peale was great to deal with.
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Think one of these 3" trackballs would look stupid in a midway cocktail control panel? They're pretty big.
I wouldn't be playing golden tee with it, but I could see myself playing centipede. How big is the mounting hardware? I've only got 5"x9.5"x3" to work with (HxWxD)
thanks,
-jeff!
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Hoo...I don't think they'll fit.
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Word of warning for people doing the mouse hack on this trackball.
I got one from the good sir here. (Thanks, works great)
The trouble I had was trying to use newer Microsoft Intellimouse oem mice for the hack.
All that would happen is a little twitch of the pointer.
Tried 2 mice.. Both did the same things. Finally broke down tonight and ran down to Walmart and bought the cheapest ps2 mouse for 6.99.
5 mins after I got it home the trackball is working great..
So remember kids... More expensive doesn't mean better.
Later,
dabone
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I bet I know why, as I had the same problem. You didn't get the ground correct. If you haven't tossed it yet, try it again, this time connect your ground either to your power supply, or directly to the ground pin hooked to the PCB. Once I figured that out, it worked great. This was on a Memorex 3 button mouse.
Of course, I'm sure every mouse has its quirks (Kelsey has said there are mice he could not get to work) and this may be the case still.
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Think one of these 3" trackballs would look stupid in a midway cocktail control panel? They're pretty big.
I wouldn't be playing golden tee with it, but I could see myself playing centipede. How big is the mounting hardware? I've only got 5"x9.5"x3" to work with (HxWxD)
thanks,
-jeff!
I don't know if this helps you or not, but here's a (not very good) picture of mine mounted in my Midway CP: http://pages.prodigy.net/stingrayg4/misc/arcade/tbspin1.jpg
The panel is six inches from the back to the point where it bends downward. This trackball fit with less than 1/2 inch to spare front and rear.
EDIT: I just realised you said Midway cocktail. Oops. :-[ I'd agree with Peale, probably won't fit.
-S
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I was cleaning out the shop when I realized I still have more of these. So, just a gentle *bump* to the top, for those interested.
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Looks like good timing...I'm in the market for a 3" trackball if you still have one left?
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Sure do! PM me your address so I can calculat shipping.
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Does anyone know if the HAPP surface mounting plate (the one with no bolts/screws showing) will work with the Betson Imperial Trackbal.
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Those mounting holes are in the same position. My question is...has anyone figured out how to make these work with the MiniPAC?
Coleman
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Does anyone know if the HAPP surface mounting plate (the one with no bolts/screws showing) will work with the Betson Imperial Trackbal.
I had to sand down the powder coating on the posts to get them to squeeze into the holes on my betson, but it did however work.
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Okay, Thanks for the info.
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Please PM me I am highly interested. Thanks!
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PM sent.
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Peale, do the optic boards in your trackballs work with the minipac? If so, I could use any extras that you have.
Thanks
Coleman
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They're a standard trackball; I have not tested it (I don't have a MiniPAC) but there is no reason why it should not.
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The only thing the Mini-PAC site says is,
The full wiring harness for 28 switches and optical controls is available in two versions, for either Happ or Ultimarc trackball. Note that the Ultimarc trackball must be the special version listed for the Mini-PAC. The board will not work with the Suzo/Wico trackball.
Hope this helps.
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The only thing the Mini-PAC site says is,The full wiring harness for 28 switches and optical controls is available in two versions, for either Happ or Ultimarc trackball. Note that the Ultimarc trackball must be the special version listed for the Mini-PAC. The board will not work with the Suzo/Wico trackball.
Hope this helps.
Whoa! Thanks for posting this, Witchboard!
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The problem is that I have an Imperial/Betson TB already and I can't get it to work...my OSCAR spinner work fine on the tb inputs, though, and the tb worked fine before I hacked one of the boards to take out the PS/2 mouse functionality...
Coleman
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Peale can you check your PM? Thanks
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Hm...looks like I'm coming into some more trackballs shortly.
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Keep us up to date. I'd be interested in one.
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so are these Happ or Betsons?
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These new ones are Happ.
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Are the Happ ones Golden Tee or do the have the light bulb harness?
Thanks,
Ryan
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I got them in a bulk lot. Won't know much more about them until I have them in hand. I can tell you that they were advertised as Happ Golden Tee trackballs.
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When do you think you will have them in hand?
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Peale,
If those trackballs are the same that the first bunch you had, I'm interested into getting one of those. I've sent you a PM about this.
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I should have them in hand within a week. They're coming from .ca
I will post when I have them in hand, and once they're cleaned, lubed and tested I'll post that they will be for sale.
(shameless plug here for the quick disconnects I've got as well, see my sig!)
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Think one of these 3" trackballs would look stupid in a midway cocktail control panel? They're pretty big.
I wouldn't be playing golden tee with it, but I could see myself playing centipede. How big is the mounting hardware? I've only got 5"x9.5"x3" to work with (HxWxD)
thanks,
-jeff!
this was my solution ;D
the trackball CP is 14" wide
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=10;action=display;threadid=25687
the GT 3" TB is great !
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I'm also interested in getting one of those trackballs from you when they're available. If possible, could you please PM me when they are available?
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I'd be interested if you get more in as well.
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Anything New on Peale? Oh the suspense.
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I have the trackballs, but have not had the opportunity to do what I need to do to them. Like the black buttons, I hope to have them done by week's end.
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Rock on. ;)
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I'll take one.