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SirPeale:

--- Quote from: Kremmit on November 11, 2006, 10:45:55 pm ---I'm really not an expert on circuits, but after looking at it, I think the pin assignments for that board would be:

1 = +5
2 =   G
3 & 4 = X1 & X2

??

--- End quote ---

I'd be inclined to agree.  Possibly 1 and 2 could be switched, but I don't think so.

AwesomeAlbert:
i think Kremmit is right, tried
1 = +5
2 =   G
3 & 4 = X1 & X2

didnt work, but if i rub x1 and x2 together i see some movement.

tried every other posible combination and nothing.

is there an easy way to test the trackball? i think i saw something around here, let me look around.

Kremmit:
You hooked up both optic cards from the TB, and neither one works?  Bummer. 

Either those optics aren't compatible; they're broken; or something is hooked up wrong.  They look like pretty simple optic boards, so I'd be surprised if they aren't compatible.  You got the mousehack to work with a spinner, so you've probably got it hooked up right.  That leaves.. broken.  You might have toasted them before when you were hooking them up the wrong way, or they might have been dead when you bought the thing off ebay.  OR, I might be wrong.  ;D  Certainly wouldn't be the first time.  But danged if I know where to go from here, other than replacing the TB optic boards. 

There was somebody selling replacement boards in BST that got good reviews- I think they're linked in the "Master Vendor List" sticky post.  Beyond that, I'm not sure what else to do.

Bluedeath:
Some usb mouse does not give enough power on the 5V line, i tried 3 mices to do my wico hack the one that ikno works for sure is the macally imouse standard.

Crowquill:
I finally gave up on my two. They roll the smoothest out of any used trackballs I've come across, but I just can't get the electronics to work.

It looks like the circuit board is a bit different in mine. It only has one optical sensor versus the double on yours. I guess that explains the "-02" in the part number.

I tried to find a manual for a game that used one of these, but I'm at a loss as there are very few Sega games that use a trackball, and even fewer that use double trackballs (as the control panel I have). My CP appears to be from an Aero City candy cab (circa 1988). My best guess is Sonic, but being a Japanese-only release, finding a manual is extremely difficult.

My old post about this with details of my trackballs is at:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=36311.0

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