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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: DaOld Man on October 03, 2006, 08:32:12 pm

Title: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: DaOld Man on October 03, 2006, 08:32:12 pm

I have acquired a used betson trackball.
Which way is "up" (or towards the screen), for this ball?
It has 4 arrows stamped on the top, but neither is identified as up.
Are the wires that exit it supposed to be on the bottom?
I can hook it to my PS2 mouse hack to work in any direction, but I wonder if
there is a certain way it will work best?

Title: Re: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: ErikRuud on October 04, 2006, 12:39:40 pm

Mine has a built in PS/2 interface. The wires exit from the top left corner.

Title: Re: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: Stingray on October 04, 2006, 02:47:11 pm

Quote from: DaOld Man on October 03, 2006, 08:32:12 pm

I can hook it to my PS2 mouse hack to work in any direction, but I wonder if
there is a certain way it will work best?

I doubt it matters. I just mounted mine to the panel and switched wires on the mouse hack until it the orientation was correct. Seems to work fine.

-S

Title: Re: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: fredster on October 04, 2006, 04:34:42 pm

It matters, but you can overcome it with wiring.

Go to the betson imperial website  www.betson.com and they have info on the ball.  It has a diagram.

Title: Re: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: DaOld Man on October 05, 2006, 09:36:53 am

"Mine has a built in PS/2 interface. The wires exit from the top left corner."

Thanks for your reply. Im thinking this is the way I will mount mine.

"Go to the betson imperial website  www.betson.com and they have info on the ball.  It has a diagram."

Thanks for your reply too, I cant find that info on the betson site..

Thanks for everyone's help. You would think they would mark one direction as being the best way to turn it..

Title: Re: Betson Imperial track ball
Post by: leapinlew on October 05, 2006, 11:47:38 am

I plugged mine into a computer and used it - and then marked up.