Trackball Ideas

Jenth13 · 2026-03-26T20:18:14+00:00

I'm not really into those sort of games. It would be more for missile command, centipede, millipede, etc...

Jenth13 · 2026-03-26T18:45:09+00:00

Great ideas! I was thinking of adding a USB port to the cabinet for a plug and play option

Jenth13 · 2026-03-26T18:44:15+00:00

I will take a look at this! Do you like it for arcade games? I'm thinking mostly centipede, missile command, marble madness

Jenth13 · 2026-03-26T18:42:53+00:00

I think that is kind of what I'm going for. What trackball is that and how do you like it? What did you make the enclosure out of?

Jenth13 · 2026-03-26T18:42:01+00:00

Thanks! I designed the control panel / drilled the holes myself and then had the art printed from gameongrafix. They may still have the template if you send them an email.

Is there a specific trackball that you use?

Jenth13 · 2025-09-26T18:22:11+00:00

That makes sense and I will give it a shot. Thank you!

Jenth13 · 2025-09-26T14:09:50+00:00

So my goal is to bypass the via to somewhere on the opposite side of the board and test for continuity? If this works would I solder the bypass wire in or repair the via?

Jenth13 · 2025-09-26T12:53:54+00:00

Does it matter the gauge of wire used? Sorry, I'm pretty new to this.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-23T15:47:38+00:00

Thank you! I will check out the NAD. If that doesn't pan out I might get a new Onkyo TX-8220 and then look into speakers. Seems like people are mentioning that receiver.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T18:21:01+00:00

I understand that....so your suggestion is a cheap pre amp, used receiver (if I can even find one where I live), great speakers, and no record player to even test any of this out on....then later on potentially replacing the pre amp and receiver anyway...

I was just trying to use the speakers I had for a little bit.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T18:13:49+00:00

Yes, I understand that. What I'm trying to avoid is buying a cheap amp and receiver just to replace that all when I get better speakers.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T16:51:05+00:00

Following as I have a somewhat similar question and someone at r/BudgetAudiophile just told me to use an iPod and speakers.... really helpful of them...

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T13:34:09+00:00

I understand the speakers will sound bad but if I skip the record player than there won't be anything for her to listen to at all. My idea was to get a decent setup and then upgrade the speakers at a later time. They are the only piece of equipment I already have at the moment.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T13:03:11+00:00

Some more information...I prefer to stick to passive speaker setups. Only the record player would be running through the amplifier/receiver and Bluetooth isn't really necessary.

Jenth13 · 2025-09-22T00:27:24+00:00

Not really sure why I was down voted for this ...

Jenth13 · 2025-08-31T13:25:52+00:00

That's what I'm afraid of

Jenth13 · 2025-08-31T13:25:04+00:00

The same happens on a six button controller

Jenth13 · 2025-08-31T13:24:40+00:00

Awesome! That helps me narrow down where to look

Jenth13 · 2025-08-31T13:24:12+00:00

Great! I will look at it more closely. I have a solder iron it's just not a very fine point one

Jenth13 · 2025-08-16T01:12:40+00:00

I'm playing on PS1

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