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grounding the trackball...
hulkster:
yeah, im talking about the green wires that have the little silver loop at the end of them. sorry, didnt clarify that. i already cut the main wires and hooked those all up like ultimarc's site tells you to do and the green ones are connected to the gnd on the optipac....i was just wondering about the two wires that come off the trackball and look like they hook onto something....im assuming thats the static thing. i just attached that to a screw. that was my question....whether or not i did that right.
Apollo:
Yes that's fine it doesn't need to be actually "grounded" it's just to get rid of static on the ball. Just attach it like you already have.
Minwah:
How about other controls? Most of the arcade controls I own have a green wire attached to the metal housing of the control, and often has a round connector on the other end.
As it's connected to the metal housing, I guess this is an electrical earth - does it need to be connected up?
CCM:
I have a Happs 3" trackball in my cab that I've been using for almost 2 years and I've never connected the green 'static' wire to anything and I've never had a problem with the trackball.
mp2526:
--- Quote from: Minwah on May 26, 2004, 04:54:53 am ---How about other controls? Most of the arcade controls I own have a green wire attached to the metal housing of the control, and often has a round connector on the other end.
As it's connected to the metal housing, I guess this is an electrical earth - does it need to be connected up?
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Does it need to be hooked up to function? Most likely not. It's pretty much up to you and whether or not your environment builds up a lot of static electricity.
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