CST LaserTrac 2545 Mod ... Lego My Balls - Discussion

itlnstln · 08 February 2010

Strong work. I definitely like the new mod better than the Sanwa mod. It's a lot cleaner and more professional looking.

ripster · 08 February 2010

Thanks. The Sanwas are fun though. But because they only need like 30g of force and are BIG I was getting mis-hits. They would be fun in games to use as auxiliary switches for Dance Dance Revolution or something.

itlnstln · 08 February 2010

I bet they would be nice in an arcade cabinet.

*Ducks for cover*

ricercar · 08 February 2010

Super work, rip. Admiration and kudos.

I have a handful of those arcade buttons in Yellow. Whenever I see your beautiful black & red setup, I'm thinking they'd go well with that Black & Yellow bumblebee keyboard in the japanese threads.

bigpook · 08 February 2010

Very nice Ripster. That is pretty amazing work. Must resist urge to get another CST...elbow, oh yeah, elbow.

rdjack21 · 08 February 2010

I'm defiantly going to have to pick myself up a LaserTrac now. I like the idea of using cherry switches for the buttons as well.

Great mod BTW the only problem is I'm building up a list of stuff I have to get besides keyboards :)

itlnstln · 08 February 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by rdjack21

I'm defiantly going to have to pick myself up a LaserTrac now.

That's right. You can go and tell Kinsington to take their Expert and shove it.

ripster · 12 February 2010

I call this the "Pimp My Balls" look.

I'll post instructions after I get the wiring cleaned up. Also, I want to take a look inside my CH Trackball too to see if I can pull out some power leads.

webwit · 12 February 2010

Zoom in on the reflection. Rotate. Enhance... Got ya!

ripster · 13 February 2010

Zoom, Rotate, Magnify, Enhance....

ironman31 · 20 June 2010

did you cut a hole in the l-trac to feed the wires in?

ripster · 21 June 2010

Only the one without jacks needed a hole. See the "Light My Balls" mod for pics.

ironman31 · 21 June 2010

what gauge wires do you use to solder to the pcb?

ripster · 21 June 2010

Added to OP

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CST 2545W-RC after I attached leads to open pads. I used 24AWG stranded Alpha 1007 (use good stuff, not Radio Shack because it will get moved around a lot)

ironman31 · 22 July 2010

Thanks for the great mod ripster. I had a lot of fun doing it.

The G key is a little crooked.. (first time cutting legos).

I might neat up the wires later. I also a dab of hot glue on the inside of the hole to keep the wires in place

The switch case is held onto the tracball with a couple pieces of circular velcrow.

08 February 2010	#1
itlnstln Cocky Balboa Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Comments: 9,415	Strong work. I definitely like the new mod better than the Sanwa mod. It's a lot cleaner and more professional looking. ________________ HHKB Pro2 (Laptop) Cherry G80-1863HUMUS-2 (Current Home) Realforce 103UB (Current Work)

08 February 2010	#2
ripster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ugly American Comments: 18,279	Thanks. The Sanwas are fun though. But because they only need like 30g of force and are BIG I was getting mis-hits. They would be fun in games to use as auxiliary switches for Dance Dance Revolution or something. ________________ (ordered by current faves) Filco Blue Cherry Tenkeyless - IBM Model M Space SavING Keyboard (mini) - Modded Realforce 87U - Filco Brown Cherry Tenkeyless - Unicomp Space SavER with black key/red led mod - IBM Model M 1391401 - IBM Model F AT - Model M 1397000 - IBM Model M13 - IBM M4 - Chicony 5181 (Montereys) - Anything with ALPS (Focus 2001,SGI Granite,Apple AEKII, ALPS MCL-101,NeXT) - OTHER STUFF: Kinesis Keypad - the ALPSulator - CH DT225 Trackball - CST LaserTrac Trackball - Evoluent mouse - Balls Of Steel - IBM Selectric, The Ultimate Gaming Device: Cherry Modded Nostromo N52

08 February 2010	#3
itlnstln Cocky Balboa Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Antonio, TX Comments: 9,415	I bet they would be nice in an arcade cabinet. Ducks for cover ________________ HHKB Pro2 (Laptop) Cherry G80-1863HUMUS-2 (Current Home) Realforce 103UB (Current Work)

08 February 2010	#4
ricercar decadent hobbyist Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: All the dudes live in California Comments: 2,348	Super work, rip. Admiration and kudos. I have a handful of those arcade buttons in Yellow. Whenever I see your beautiful black & red setup, I'm thinking they'd go well with that Black & Yellow bumblebee keyboard in the japanese threads. ________________ If God didn't intend eight keyboards per CPU, why did She invent the KVM?

08 February 2010	#5
bigpook Thread Slayer Join Date: Apr 2008 Comments: 2,870	Very nice Ripster. That is pretty amazing work. Must resist urge to get another CST...elbow, oh yeah, elbow. ________________ Unicomp Spacesaver X2 : HHKB Pro 2 : IBM Model M4-1 : Filco Tenless w/ orange alps ( perhaps the only one in existence )(work) : Filco Tenless w/ Fukka switches(with click leafs from a black alps) : IBM Model M : : 92` IBM Model M Space Saving: DasIII

08 February 2010	#6
rdjack21 Senior Member Yeti 9 - Final Spit Champion! Magic Gem Multi Champion! Penguin Panic Champion! Zelda The Collecting Of Pills Champion! Yeti Strikes Back Champion! Amazing Dare Dozen Champion! Aces High Champion! Bloody Seal Bounce Champion! Burger Time Champion! Glop 2:Glops Revenge Champion! Simpsons Millionare Champion! Bumper Golf Champion! Chainsaw the childern Champion! Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory Take Over Champion! PacMan Jungle Adventure Champion! Cub Shoot 2 Champion! Cyborg Stronghold Champion! Apple Hunt Champion! River Kayak Champion! Ice Racer Champion! Anime Golf Champion! Baby Pacman Champion! Snakes Champion! Snake Champion! Purple Passion Champion! Alien Attack Champion! Parasitesi Champion! HotRod Pinball Champion! Super Flash Mario Bros Champion! Super Mario Power Coins Champion! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pflugerville Texas Comments: 1,673	I'm defiantly going to have to pick myself up a LaserTrac now. I like the idea of using cherry switches for the buttons as well. Great mod BTW the only problem is I'm building up a list of stuff I have to get besides keyboards :) ________________ Keyboards Topre Capacitive: Realforce 87U, Realforce 86U, HHKB Pro 2, Topre MD01B0, Topre HE0100, Sun Short Type, OEM NEO CS (x2), NISSHO Electronics KB106DE Buckling Spring: IBM Model M Space Saver (1291472), Unicomp Customizer x 2 Cherry Brown: Filco FKBN87M/EB, Compaq MX11800 Black Alps: ABS M1 Not so great boards Rare Spring over dome OKI, Sun rack keyboard Trackballs - Trackman Wheel (3), Trackman marble (2) Keyboards I still want to get - Happy Hacking Keyboard Pro 2 the White version, Realforce 23U number pad in black and maybe white, μTRON ergo board with Topre switches. Previously owned - SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13

12 February 2010	#9
webwit -=ACCOUNT DISABLED=- Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Netherlands Comments: 5,244	Zoom in on the reflection. Rotate. Enhance... Got ya! ________________

20 June 2010	#11
ironman31 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Comments: 227	did you cut a hole in the l-trac to feed the wires in?

21 June 2010	#12
ripster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ugly American Comments: 18,279	Only the one without jacks needed a hole. See the "Light My Balls" mod for pics. ________________ (ordered by current faves) Filco Blue Cherry Tenkeyless - IBM Model M Space SavING Keyboard (mini) - Modded Realforce 87U - Filco Brown Cherry Tenkeyless - Unicomp Space SavER with black key/red led mod - IBM Model M 1391401 - IBM Model F AT - Model M 1397000 - IBM Model M13 - IBM M4 - Chicony 5181 (Montereys) - Anything with ALPS (Focus 2001,SGI Granite,Apple AEKII, ALPS MCL-101,NeXT) - OTHER STUFF: Kinesis Keypad - the ALPSulator - CH DT225 Trackball - CST LaserTrac Trackball - Evoluent mouse - Balls Of Steel - IBM Selectric, The Ultimate Gaming Device: Cherry Modded Nostromo N52 Last edited by ripster; 21 June 2010 at 06:48.

22 July 2010	#15
ironman31 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Florida Comments: 227	Thanks for the great mod ripster. I had a lot of fun doing it. The G key is a little crooked.. (first time cutting legos). I might neat up the wires later. I also a dab of hot glue on the inside of the hole to keep the wires in place The switch case is held onto the tracball with a couple pieces of circular velcrow. ________________ *Keyboards:* Topre Realforce 103UB 55g, Filco Majestouch 104key NKRO (browns), Filco Tenkeyless White Otaku (blues), IBM Model M 1397735 (bought NIB), Siig Minitouch (GHSS), (2) Dell AT101W, Cherry G80-11900HRMUS (Hacked off Numpad), Logitech G11 (gave to girlfriend... sucker) Pointing Devices: Logitech G5, CST 2545W Last edited by ironman31; 22 July 2010 at 00:05.