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Purple Translucent track ball?
Farmboy90:
When you order the USB Translucent Trackball from Happ, does it come with a light already? Or is the ball already shaded in the color you chose and then you light it with a normal clear light?
Would it be possible to add say a red light on the blue translucent ball and make it purple?
jopenner:
I ordered the 3" Blue Illuminated Trackball from Happ and it came with a 12 volt light bulb (not LED). I hooked the bulb into a pigtail (yellow and black) on the power supply cable for my hard drive. On a side note, the red and black cable on the same pigtail is a 5 volt power supply.
Mine works fine.
John
jopenner:
--- Quote from: Farmboy90 on November 18, 2005, 01:06:05 pm ---Would it be possible to add say a red light on the blue translucent ball and make it purple?
--- End quote ---
I suppose if you found someone that sold the red bulb that matches the 12 volt one you could swap it out. Alternatively you could hook any 5 or 12 volt light under the Happ ball. There is just a small hole drilled through the base of the trackball for the bulb to shine through. The bulb bracket is screwed into the plastic base with a sheet metal screw. Modifying it would be very simple. A christmas light or even Super bright LEDs could be used. I am sure that coloured 12 volt automotive lights would work too.
Be careful with the heat though as it may cause expansion of the plastic trackball, which could cause binding. I learned the hard way when I thought I'd enclose my bulb with a reflective shield to get more light up through the ball. My trackball started to stick due to expansion. I have since pulled the enclosure off.
John
Farmboy90:
Whoa, I just saw that Glowire now sells purple LEDs! :) So maybe I should just buy the clear tanslucent ball and light it with a purple led??
http://www.glowire.com/Lazer%20LEDs.htm
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