Build Your Own Arcade Controls Forum
Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Regis Maltais on May 09, 2002, 05:16:43 pm
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Hi,
I have borrowed today an optical mouse that I'm using
at work...
I have decided to try a old suggestions that I have read in this site...
The idea was to use an optical mouse instead of using a
mechanical mouse (disassemble, solder infrared emitter and receptor...and the mess to align them correctly)...
I have use a old foam ball of about 3 inch to do my test...
I was holding the mouse upside down (I can see the small window of the mouse optical sensor) and the mouse buttons were oriented towards me...
I was moving the ball to the left and to the right and the cursor was moving correctly, I also tried it, up and down and also the mouse cursor was moving correctly!
I think the only critical problem is to dismantle the mouse and to rtry to not go over a 1/4 inch distance between the mouse and the ball.
Does someone was able to try it for is CP?
thanks
Reg
regismalt@netscape.net