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Title: USB/PS2 Ready Happ Trackball Reliability?
Post by: lettuce on April 23, 2006, 06:00:13 pm

Whats the 'plug in play' USB/PS2 Happ trackballs like for reliability? I have heard that they fail after a bit of use, and that a non USB/PS2 happ trackball hooked up to a Opti-pac is alot better??

Title: Re: USB/PS2 Ready Happ Trackball Reliability?
Post by: Teknique on April 23, 2006, 06:17:51 pm

Mine sat in piles of MDF dust down in my basement/ workshop for weeks during construction of my cp and cab.  However, it has been in use since April 04' without any problems.

Its use should be considered minimal,  but I think it would be somewhere between light-normal use by others here.  I have only played a few heated games of golden tee on it so it has not been abused much (besides the MDF dust thing).  I have not heard from anyone else either regarding its poor reliability.

Tek

Title: Re: USB/PS2 Ready Happ Trackball Reliability?
Post by: Xam on April 24, 2006, 08:01:00 am

I have seen a few threads posted that report problems...but they seem to be the exception and not the rule.

Xam

Title: Re: USB/PS2 Ready Happ Trackball Reliability?
Post by: divemaster127 on April 24, 2006, 11:17:23 am

I have had a happ usb for 4 years on my cab with no problems plus I sell about 15 trackballs a week I have never had a issue with this before...
in fact i have only had 1 trackball returned customer claimed it did not respond well, i tested it & it worked fine then i resold it
dm