Posted by c0nsumer on 23, 2000 at 8:52 AM:
In Reply to: Grounding the trackball? posted by JP4 on 23, 2000 at 8:47 AM:
: Since I'm not the electrical wizard that I should be, I've got a question for y'all: That grounding wire on Happ's trackball...what does it get grounded TO? I'd just like to avoid frying anything out. Thanks!
Well, I think it's for connecting to the common ground on the game chassis itself. If you notice it seems like it takes the charge from the rollers themselves, perhaps removing a static charge that could build up on the trackball. Since I have nothing like this, I just ended up removing the wire. Probebly not the best solution, but I haven't had any problems...
-Steve