Posted by johnpurs on 19, 2001 at 7:28 PM:
In Reply to: Trackball / Spinner ME4 hagstrom interface help! posted by ArcadeJedi on 19, 2001 at 3:32 PM:
: I am hooking up my Happ trackball and spinner to the ME4 - do I still need to get power for the trackball ?
: (I beleive it needs the 12v power) Is there any other way besides buying the power adapter? ALSO - what is everyone using to power the two lights behind the coin door ?
: thanks all -
I have a ME4 and Happ trackball. I don't have any external power going to my trackball. It is plugged into only the ME4 along with a Fultra spinner. If your track ball is translucent I believe you need +5 volts to power the light bulb. Happs part #80-0041-00, though you could use your computer power supply to get +5 volts. Which is how I power my coin door lights.
What I did was get a why splitter for a computer power supply and cut one of the ends off the splitter leaving me with a +5 volt lead and a +12 volt lead plus two ground I used the 12 volts and a ground to power a small 12 volt fan and ran the 5 volts and a gound to the coin door lights. The reason for the splitter was so I don't have to cut the wires on the power supply itself.
Good luck!!
Johnpurs