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High Vs Low Happ Trackball
Chris:
--- Quote from: Franco on July 06, 2005, 02:16:24 am ---Thanks for the input guys. I assume by the high lip one you mean this Golden Tee one?
http://www.happcontrols.com/trackballs/56010011.htm
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Yes. The higher lip is designed to extend up through lexan; it comes with a spacer if you are not using lexan.
--Chris
Patent Doc:
--- Quote ---The higher lip is designed to extend up through lexan; it comes with a spacer if you are not using lexan.
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Don't mean to hijack the thread, but if the high lip is only for situations where you add lexan on top of a cp, then why would you ever buy the high lip over the standard if you weren't using lexan on top?
Chris:
--- Quote from: Patent Doc on July 06, 2005, 10:11:36 am ---I mean since you would have to use a spacer, would there be any advantage?
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u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: Chris on July 06, 2005, 10:27:18 am ---
--- Quote from: Patent Doc on July 06, 2005, 10:11:36 am ---I mean since you would have to use a spacer, would there be any advantage?
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No, other than having the flexibility to add lexan later.
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The Golden Tee, aka high lip, TB is on sale more often, for one.
Another is even more flexiblity. Examples:
* mounting plate, 1/32" thick laminate, & four 3/32" thick plastic washers (no plexi/lexan, washers replace supplied spacer)
* 1/8" thick metal CP & four 1/16" plastic washers (instead of mounting plate + supplied spacer, no plexi)
[shrug] IMO, the first is reason enough. Especially since the only differences between the two are the spacer and the top half of the case, and you can buy the top half of the case by itself (with the total of an on sale HL TB + top half costs less than the normal TB) if you really want to for some reason.
Kremmit:
When the High-Lip is on sale, it's a no brainer. You don't even have to buy the top case half from the standard ball, you can just sand/cut the lip off. It's just soft plastic.
As for the High Ball, I always thought I'd like one- more ball above the panel seems like it should be a good thing. Then I finally saw one installed on a game. Not only did it look wrong to my eye, but I did not like the feel of it. My hand would actually slip down the side of the ball to the panel, and get stuck there, instead of skating back and forth over the top of the ball like it does on a normal one. I suppose I could get used to it, but I don't think I will.
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