Re: Trackball light question -- Link inside

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Posted by Nightowl007 on February 20, 2002 at 20:21:18:

In Reply to: Trackball light question posted by Andrew Myers on February 20, 2002 at 16:48:40:

: I'm going to order a 3" Happ trackball (translucent blue), and I'm planning on mounting a light underneath it to make the li'l sucker glow.

: I dug around on Happ's site, but didn't see any appropriate part for the lamp; do they sell one, or should I just plan on jerry-rigging something up m'self?

: Thanks!

This is how I did it.

I used a candelabra light I got at Lowes (like a Home Depot). It is 110v and has a spring steel section on it. I wrapped a piece of wire in across it and tightened the trackball nuts around the wire to hold it in place. It works really well and was a cheap, easy solution.

If you want a more close up picture, let me know and I will take one.

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: : I'm going to order a 3" Happ trackball (translucent blue), and I'm planning on mounting a light underneath it to make the li'l sucker glow. : : I dug around on Happ's site, but didn't see any appropriate part for the lamp; do they sell one, or should I just plan on jerry-rigging something up m'self? : : Thanks! : This is how I did it. : I used a candelabra light I got at Lowes (like a Home Depot). It is 110v and has a spring steel section on it. I wrapped a piece of wire in across it and tightened the trackball nuts around the wire to hold it in place. It works really well and was a cheap, easy solution. : If you want a more close up picture, let me know and I will take one.

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