Zinfer
Well-known member
So I was perusing Arcadeshop's warez one day, when I saw they had a trackball and a bearing repair kit for 28$ plus shipping.
I then glanced down to find a complete, brand new trackball unit for $70.00 plus shipping.
Now, I would think that the $70.00 unit would be the way to go when half the price the other way your only getting a ball, 5 bearings,2 rollers and an idler pin? Or is there new technology in there, with non-workable, throw-away pcboards? Has anyone bought either?
Which way is best? If there's new tech, pardon me, but I like to be able to rework the board if it ever has problems some decades down the road. That's what's kept these arcade games afloat well beyond their 5 year expected lifetimes.
My new centipede's trackball is in sore need of a rebuild, so I'm scouting it out.
I then glanced down to find a complete, brand new trackball unit for $70.00 plus shipping.
Now, I would think that the $70.00 unit would be the way to go when half the price the other way your only getting a ball, 5 bearings,2 rollers and an idler pin? Or is there new technology in there, with non-workable, throw-away pcboards? Has anyone bought either?
Which way is best? If there's new tech, pardon me, but I like to be able to rework the board if it ever has problems some decades down the road. That's what's kept these arcade games afloat well beyond their 5 year expected lifetimes.
My new centipede's trackball is in sore need of a rebuild, so I'm scouting it out.

