Superully
Active member
I'm having troubles with my MC trackball! The crosshair wasn't moving horizontally. I was pretty sure it was a problem with one of the opto boards, so I swapped them and now it wasn't moving vertically anymore.
OK, so I got a replacement opto board which I installed immediately. In order to check the function of the new opto board, I removed the vertical movement plug and started the game in test mode. the result: PERFECT HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT! plugged the vertical movement plug back in and removed the horizontal movement plug. the result: PERFECT VERTICAL MOVEMENT. conclusion: both directions are working perfectly now when one directional plug is unplugged!
what i did then is plug in both movement connectors and gave it a try in test mode. the problem now is that the directions don't work smoothly again, e.g. if i roll the trackball in a straight horizontal line, the crosshair also moves up and / or down. i know that it is almost impossible to roll the trackball without hitting other directions as well, but the directional deviation is really enormous when the trackball is being moved.
hope you guys understand what i mean, perhaps it would be easier if i filmed a short video ...
OK, so I got a replacement opto board which I installed immediately. In order to check the function of the new opto board, I removed the vertical movement plug and started the game in test mode. the result: PERFECT HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT! plugged the vertical movement plug back in and removed the horizontal movement plug. the result: PERFECT VERTICAL MOVEMENT. conclusion: both directions are working perfectly now when one directional plug is unplugged!
what i did then is plug in both movement connectors and gave it a try in test mode. the problem now is that the directions don't work smoothly again, e.g. if i roll the trackball in a straight horizontal line, the crosshair also moves up and / or down. i know that it is almost impossible to roll the trackball without hitting other directions as well, but the directional deviation is really enormous when the trackball is being moved.
hope you guys understand what i mean, perhaps it would be easier if i filmed a short video ...