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froggerman:
Micro switches come with either .250" or .187" tabs. Happs tends to use the .187" ones more.

Have you hooked a trackball up to the Mini-Pac? If you have which one are you using? I have the Happs 'Golden Tee' trackball and I had a small problem connecting up it up. If I orient the trackball with the arrow pointing to the back of the machine I can't get it to work correctly. The x-axis is ok but the y-axis is reversed. If I change the plugs around then I have to rotate the trackball 90 degrees but then both the x and y axis opperate correctly. I was wondering if it was just me or if anyone else has noticed something similar.

microwrx:
As for the connectors, all of Andy's Sticks and buttons have switches with the large tabs so it makes sense the Mini-PAC harness caters for them.  It also makes more sense to have connectors that are larger and can be crimped down to cater for smaller tabs than to have smaller connectors that have to be changed out if you have larger tabs.  IMHO anyway.

froggerman:

--- Quote from: microwrx on April 09, 2004, 10:34:58 pm ---It also makes more sense to have connectors that are larger and can be crimped down to cater for smaller tabs than to have smaller connectors that have to be changed out if you have larger tabs.  IMHO anyway.

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Right you are.

SirPeale:
So...people who got this might be interested in .250" female quick disconnects?

Zakk:

--- Quote from: froggerman on April 09, 2004, 10:34:17 pm ---Micro switches come with either .250" or .187" tabs. Happs tends to use the .187" ones more.

Have you hooked a trackball up to the Mini-Pac? If you have which one are you using? I have the Happs 'Golden Tee' trackball and I had a small problem connecting up it up. If I orient the trackball with the arrow pointing to the back of the machine I can't get it to work correctly. The x-axis is ok but the y-axis is reversed. If I change the plugs around then I have to rotate the trackball 90 degrees but then both the x and y axis opperate correctly. I was wondering if it was just me or if anyone else has noticed something similar.

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The X axis on the ultimarc trackball was backwards for me (up went down).  I just used a jeweler's screwdriver to slide the metal connectors out of the plastic plug anr reversed them.  pretty easy as long as you follow the wire and make sure it's the axis wires and not the power wires.  The power wires are on that separate header plug so it's pretty simple (I think they are the two inner wires on the ultimarc, might be completely different on the happ ready unit, but principle will be the same...hope that helps

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