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dmworking247:
Hi guys,

I bought a second hand 3" arcade trackball (with the connector for the PCB on it) a while back, and have since bought new rollers, a new ball etc. I believe it came out of a Golden Tee '97 cab originally so not sure if that is Happ or some other?

I'm planning a 'hybrid' cab where I can switch between a jamma setup and MAME in the same cabinet, and I'm wondering where I'd get a converter to take the input from the arcade trackball/plug and pass it to the PC (via PS2 or USB plug, I don't mind).

I know I've seen them before but I cant seem to find where. Does anybody know where to get them, or better yet, have a spare one they can sell me?

Todd H:
Try the optipac...

http://www.ultimarc.com/optipac1.html

CheffoJeffo:
Are you hoping to use the trackball for both the MAME rig and arcade boards ?

u_rebelscum:
Lots of choices.  The top ones include: (already linked) optipac, optiwiz, u-hid (or the u-hid nano), and even minipac.

dmworking247:

--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on December 18, 2008, 09:07:14 am ---Are you hoping to use the trackball for both the MAME rig and arcade boards ?

--- End quote ---

Yes thats the plan.

Thanks for the options guys. I had thought I saw a tiny PCB that converts the arcade plug to PS2/USB at one stage, but the minipac might be an option (although I already have a kb encoder). I'll look into those.

I just wish the $AU/$US dollar wasn't so bad at the moment.

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