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Is action different between a highball trackball and official GT trackball?

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Organic Jerk:

--- Quote from: Popcorrin on April 01, 2007, 10:09:00 am ---I actually have the top piece of a highball that I would be willing to part with. Let me know if you want it.

And yes, that is the only difference with the trackballs is the top piece.  All the different optics are interchangeable.

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Well I guess it's good I came back here first, as I was about to open the the guy up...

So that piece is the only piece between the two that raises the ball?  I take that piece, install it into my tb, and my ball will be raised properly? I don't get it... Ihave no idea, so you'll have forgive me, but doesnt something have to sit on top of something to be raised?  Wouldnt all the tracks and such be set for a lower ball? It seems that that piece is a taller piece, but how does it raise the ball?

ahofle:
It doesn't raise the ball, it just exposes more of it by lowering the lip. 

Chris:

--- Quote from: OrganicJerk on April 02, 2007, 04:48:09 pm ---So that piece is the only piece between the two that raises the ball?  I take that piece, install it into my tb, and my ball will be raised properly? I don't get it... Ihave no idea, so you'll have forgive me, but doesnt something have to sit on top of something to be raised?  Wouldnt all the tracks and such be set for a lower ball? It seems that that piece is a taller piece, but how does it raise the ball?

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It's the SHORTER piece that makes the ball "higher", as more ball sticks out.  The taller piece is the standard one.

It's worth noting, however, that there is a reason that arcade GT machines do not use the high ball.  Pardon me for asking, but have you used a high ball and prefer how it feels, or are just equating "high" with "better"?  I think you will find the high ball more difficult for games where smooth action across the ball is the key. 

Organic Jerk:

--- Quote from: ahofle on April 02, 2007, 04:51:38 pm ---It doesn't raise the ball, it just exposes more of it by lowering the lip. 

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--- Quote from: Chris on April 02, 2007, 04:59:15 pm ---It's the SHORTER piece that makes the ball "higher", as more ball sticks out.  The taller piece is the standard one.

It's worth noting, however, that there is a reason that arcade GT machines do not use the high ball.  Pardon me for asking, but have you used a high ball and prefer how it feels, or are just equating "high" with "better"?  I think you will find the high ball more difficult for games where smooth action across the ball is the key. 

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Ok that makes total sense on a really basic level... and although I havent looked at by Tb in awhile, I apologize wholeheartedly for the idiocy on my part.   :dizzy:

As far as confort, I am admittedly basing my interest on a preconceived notion.  I'm just worried about the plexiglass and how it might come up above the black lip.  I've seen solutions for smoothing the plexiglass as a curve around it, but I'm not sure I'd like that...

I figure if popcorrin is willing to part with the piece for cheap there's no harm in swapping it out and trying... no?

ahofle:
FWIW, I greatly prefer the feel of the highball to a normal trackball (although I couldn't name a single arcade game that had a highball).  I first tried one on one of those reunion Centipede/Millipede/Missile Command multi-game cabinets.  After trying it, I immediately had to have one for my cabinet.  For games requiring fine control like Centipede and Millipede especially, I find it much more precise having more of my hand in contact with the ball.  Unlike Chris, I also find it better for the games like Golden Tee because I can get more traction on the ball for a hard shot.  It's definitely a personal preference though.

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