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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Lomar on May 17, 2007, 10:21:13 pm
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I have a Happ 3" PS2/USB trackball that I paid way too much money for to have issues.
After tweaking some sensitivity stuff early on, it worked very well in my various trackball games (GT, Centipede, etc.).
Then...about 6 months ago I started getting massive "lag". We all know the story. I've tried every setting possible and on the UP of the Y axis it gets that nasty lag. It is easy enough to test in Windows (not even in Mame). However, I don't get that lag going DOWN on the Y axis.
I'm guessing something inside is worn out/broken.
Can anybody tell me what I need to buy/replace to fix this issue?!
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Similar problems:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48113.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66395.0
That's weird that it only happens when you go up. :dizzy:
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This is just really @#$%&*@$ great.
And here I thought I just had a lubrication issue or something.
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You bknow, a problem that's well known as this might be a good candidate for the Wiki ;)
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That's weird that it only happens when you go up. :dizzy:
If it's up but not down (at same speeds), it's NOT normal backspin. Plus it was working fine at first....
And here I thought I just had a lubrication issue or something.
I think it's either a lube problem (bearings not lubed enough or ball/roller too lubed) or your roller is worn. You can open up the TB case and look. How long have you had the TB and how much use?
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It has probably had a year of use -- and not that much trackball action to be honest.
Some golden tee (Maybe....5 hours worth?) and probably 20 hours on bowling (a much lower impact trackball game).
I bought the "best" to avoid issues and it appears I was mistaken. :banghead:
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That's weird that it only happens when you go up. :dizzy:
If it's up but not down (at same speeds), it's NOT normal backspin. Plus it was working fine at first....
One of the threads I was pointing to may or may not be backspin- problem has not been resolved. The other one turned out to be a faulty Happ USB interface, not backspin. Lomar's description sounds a lot like that guy's problem- not backspin, but a lag before movement is registered. Except for the up-only thing, that's the part I don't get.
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How long have you had the TB and how much use?
I've had it for less than 6 months, and, to be truthful, the joysticks/buttons have had much more use than the tb, so I would say sparingly..