RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mouse encoder...

Alan:

Track balls are readily available and not all that expensive. I think that I
bought one of the Logitech "marble mouse" units for around $30.

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| From: alan_hantke@... [mailto:alan_hantke@...]
| Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:10 PM
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| Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Mouse encoder...
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| Mice are really simple if anyone has taken them apart. I was thinking of
| trying to use one as a trackball for a CNC (kind of like the Hurco). The
| trouble with a mouse, however, is that it is designed to have the
| ball drop
| down with gravity, not being pressed in. In summary, I don't think it
| would work to well. There is an easy solution though. Many
| McIntosh users
| swear by trackballs and hence they are fairly common. and if you want to
| integrate one into a panel, check out the Logitech line. About 5
| years ago
| they sold a micro trackball which was designed to clip onto the side of a
| laptop. I think (don't quote me) they called it a trackman or something
| like that. They are a bit less common, but should be relatively easy to
| find still.
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| Just a thought in case someone wanted a trackball.
|
| --Alan
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