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clickhea:
oh man, i just realized this will not work at all because the trackball mounting plate is going to be in the way

sigh

the first player joystick is measured over from the left.  its in 3 inches.

what do i use as the basis for the 2nd player joystick to make sure the 2nd player part of the panel mirrors the first player?

leapinlew:
Ditch the trackball plate... I don't use one.

protokatie:

--- Quote ---Ditch the trackball plate... I don't use one.

--- End quote ---

I wont be using a trackball at all, but for Clickhea, I would say that the trackball doesnt HAVE to be on the center line. It would look just fine (IMHO) if you moved a little to the left and down a little. Or follow Fry's idea and not use the cover for it...

DaveMMR:
The spinner might be better above the left-most buttons, so you're not reaching around joysticks to get to it. 

And you could always push the trackball and sticks up a bit just to clear the overhang.  I got all the same stuff (TB, sticks, buttons, spinner) on my panel and it's only 10 inches deep*, if that much.  So believe me, you've got plenty of room to spare.

*(Yeah... it's not the best setup for Golden Tee or any game you're slamming the ball, but it works quite well for all other games).

clickhea:
where are you saying to move the spinner too? iam not quite understanding

i guess i'll have to not use this trackball mount :[

there goes 25 bucks wasted

are these trackball mount plates made for really big control panels?

the only problem i have with mounting it from underneath is it wont sit exactly flush


would there be any reason not to make the control panel box the same shape as the top that way i could move the trackball down even lower?

almost all the pictures i seen of control panel boxes are rectangle, which leaves a few inches of overhang

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