Rowan Posted April 17, 2006 Report Posted April 17, 2006 Hi,I just brought one of these to experiment with:http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Daco-scientific-trackerball-optical-encoder_W0QQitemZ7610687328QQcategoryZ4661QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemGet in quick they wont last long! I might get a cheap usb mouse and hook it up to the encoder tracks on the mouse. If it works well...................USB trackball in a built into a midibox anyone ;DRowan Quote
stryd_one Posted April 17, 2006 Report Posted April 17, 2006 Nice... Now just waiting to see if he'll ship down under... :-\ Thanks for the tip rowan! Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 18, 2006 Report Posted April 18, 2006 Nice... Now just waiting to see if he'll ship down under...Or if anyone in the UK would ship them for us. :) Hey BTW check out his other items - 4x20 VFDs for example Quote
stryd_one Posted April 19, 2006 Report Posted April 19, 2006 Those VFD's don't look too rough either :) He's given the thumbs up for shipping, wanna see if we can get a combined quote?Any other aussies? Speak now or forever hold your peace ;)(I'm looking in your direction Wilba) Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Yo stryd :) put me down for a trackball pending a combo shipping quote Quote
DavidBanner Posted April 20, 2006 Report Posted April 20, 2006 Rowan,Have you had any luck connecting the tracker ball to a pc yet? Quote
Rowan Posted April 20, 2006 Author Report Posted April 20, 2006 I havn't recived my trackball yet, I'm not expecting it till next week. I'm sure that this will work, that only problem I see it the number of pules per revolution that the trackball provides. The trackballs output 150ppr or 300ppr depending on the size. This could be too many puleses, but i'll wait and see. It sems worth the risk to me.Rowan Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 21, 2006 Report Posted April 21, 2006 with the front housing being able to rotate in both directionsTrackball/X-Y joyball and scrub wheel in one?? Quote
stryd_one Posted April 21, 2006 Report Posted April 21, 2006 I was thinking about using the trackball to position the cursor on screen and the housing to set the value :)Or XYZ modulation, think Cutoff/Resonance/Detune or Cutiff/Res/PWM... MMM...nasty chompy noises...Or an X-Y modulator with mod depth in the housing wheel....The mind boggles. Wish the quote would come! Quote
Rowan Posted April 21, 2006 Author Report Posted April 21, 2006 Stryd, I like your Idea about cursor position and value. Another thing these would be excellent for is digital video/film colour corection, you would need 3. JL Copper make a controller for this....very cool. Quote
stryd_one Posted April 21, 2006 Report Posted April 21, 2006 Yeh they sure do get the imagination going :)Might have a problem with ordering from Aus though, guys... This seller doesnt take paypal, so it's a slow and expensive bank transfer... $40 before we even start :(If someone in the UK would let me paypal the money to them and then buy them for us that would rock... Otherwise they might be a bit much. Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 22, 2006 Report Posted April 22, 2006 This seller doesnt take paypal.... bank transfer... $40 Oof. Oh well , I guess if someone in the UK offers to help... Quote
Rowan Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Posted April 22, 2006 I guess I could help you out. I'm in Glasgow, which is not to far from Manchester. I could UPS them to you from work.Wait till my one arrives, then we will know how reliable this guy is.Rowan Quote
stryd_one Posted April 22, 2006 Report Posted April 22, 2006 Glasgow, ah you have that accent! I'll always hear you with that accent now when I read your posts ahahaNo need to ship from work bro, I'll pay you for shipping and beers for the favour ;)Hey I was thinking about that whole thing with the rate they pulse at, you could use a S&H or it occurred to me today a counter IC could do the job nicely... Quote
drin Posted April 22, 2006 Report Posted April 22, 2006 I'm in Glasgow.Small world. I was born in the Queen Mother's Hospital in Glasgow 39 years ago. Since then I've spent a total of 28 years in Canada, the U.S. and Japan, which is where I live now. :)-drin Quote
Rowan Posted April 22, 2006 Author Report Posted April 22, 2006 I've got kiwi accent ;)It will be easier for me to ship from work, as we use UPS evey day to send out products. I'll find out how much it will cost. PM me your address. Have a look around ebay uk to see if there is anything else you or others in OZ want.Rowan Quote
DavidBanner Posted April 23, 2006 Report Posted April 23, 2006 I was up in Glasgow a few weeks ago...Do you know Mike G from The Sub Club? Quote
Rowan Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Posted April 23, 2006 I'm new to glasgow. I've only been in Scotland for 2 months. ;) Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 This seller doesnt take paypalI just got a reply back from him saying he does.Hey, who here is bidding on what? We should probably try to avoid bidding against each other :). I'm bidding on the following item numbers, but I don't mind changing to a different equivalent item if I'm up against someone here ...Trackball 7610659116VFD 4x20 7609789452VFD 2x20 x2 7609787912 Quote
stryd_one Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 Great news about paypal! Rowan have you already bid on some for us or should we go ahead and get them directly?I'm not bidding on any yet, but I probably will... Hey DrBunsen would you mind combining our orders to save on shipping? Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 No problem stryd, just tell me which ones you're after so we don't cross-bid. Quote
stryd_one Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7610658778&ssPageName=STRK:MEBI:ITKeepa da hands off...You VFD hog ;) Quote
Rowan Posted April 27, 2006 Author Report Posted April 27, 2006 I'll bid on them for you if you want. I'm still waiting on mine to arrive. Postage will be about £20. As soon as mine gets here I'll let you know.Rowan Quote
DrBunsen Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 Thanks Rowan. Turns out he has got paypal after all, and he's quoting postage to au at 9 squid. Quote
stryd_one Posted April 27, 2006 Report Posted April 27, 2006 Damn, I didn't get the call I was expecting to wake me up, and I missed it :(Bidding on the last two now...And damn the price is going up fast :'( Quote
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