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Hippo:
Hi there!

I'm another arcade newb who is going to build his first cab soon. I have most of it worked out from reading this site and the links to peoples cabs.

I have one question though, how much space is required around the trackball for what I would call 'hand recoil'?

My control panel will be 8" deep and with an ultimarc trackball in the center. With the mounting plate fitted this will leave about 1"- 1 1/2" around it. Is this enough to get a good spin on it for such games as golden tee?

I have never spun an large arcade trackball and so I don't know how much space is needed.

Thanks for your help.

diabolic:
If you want to get really good spin for a game like golden tee, make sure you don't have joysticks above the trackball that your hand can bump into.

Hippo:
The trouble is I only have about 1 1/2" between the top of the mounting plate and the monitor glass, Im just a little worried that the space will be too small  :-\

If its no good I would rather keep my design and save money not buying a trackball.

Hoopz:
It may depend on the games you are going to use the trackball for.  There is clearly a difference between how people play Golden Tee compared to Centipede.

1 1/2 inches is pretty tight and does not leave any room to spin a trackball forward like is needed for Golden Tee.  However for side to side action like Centipede, it could work.

Figure out what games you would be playing with it and make a cardboard mock up to see where your hand goes while "playing".  That may be your best answer.

zaphod:
You'll kill yourself with only 1.5" of clearance.

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