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Offline itlnstln

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CST LaserTrac 2545 Mod ... Lego My Balls
« on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 12:42:33 »
Strong work.  I definitely like the new mod better than the Sanwa mod.  It's a lot cleaner and more professional looking.
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Offline itlnstln

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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 12:53:31 »
I bet they would be nice in an arcade cabinet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 14:39:32 »
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.
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Offline bigpook

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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 14:43:56 »
Very nice Ripster. That is pretty amazing work.  Must resist urge to get another CST...elbow, oh yeah, elbow.
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Offline rdjack21

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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 14:44:24 »
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 :)
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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 - [size=0]SiiG MiniTouch (White Alps), Scorpius M10 (Blue Cherry), IBM Model M13[/size]

Offline itlnstln

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CST LaserTrac 2545 Mod ... Lego My Balls
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 08 February 2010, 14:47:00 »
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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.
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Offline ironman31

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« Reply #6 on: Sun, 20 June 2010, 15:55:56 »
did you cut a hole in the l-trac to feed the wires in?
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Keyboards:
IBM Model M Space Saving Keyboard (Used), HHKB Pro 2 (White, Lettered), Realforce 87U all-45g in White, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL with Cherry MX Browns, Model F PC/AT,  Noppoo Choc Mini (MX Browns), Model F XT, IBM Model M 1397735 (bought NIB), (2) Siig Minitouch (GHSS) one with XM, one with complicated ALPs (modded),2 Dell AT101W, Cherry G80-11900HRMUS (modded with MX browns)


Pointing Devices:
Logitech G500, Evoluent VerticalMouse 3, Logitech G5, CST 2545W, Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball, Logitech M570, Logitech MX revolution

Offline ironman31

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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 21 June 2010, 17:59:29 »
what gauge wires do you use to solder to the pcb?
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Keyboards:
IBM Model M Space Saving Keyboard (Used), HHKB Pro 2 (White, Lettered), Realforce 87U all-45g in White, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL with Cherry MX Browns, Model F PC/AT,  Noppoo Choc Mini (MX Browns), Model F XT, IBM Model M 1397735 (bought NIB), (2) Siig Minitouch (GHSS) one with XM, one with complicated ALPs (modded),2 Dell AT101W, Cherry G80-11900HRMUS (modded with MX browns)


Pointing Devices:
Logitech G500, Evoluent VerticalMouse 3, Logitech G5, CST 2545W, Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball, Logitech M570, Logitech MX revolution

Offline ironman31

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CST LaserTrac 2545 Mod ... Lego My Balls
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 21 July 2010, 19:01:36 »
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.
« Last Edit: Wed, 21 July 2010, 19:05:20 by ironman31 »
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Keyboards:
IBM Model M Space Saving Keyboard (Used), HHKB Pro 2 (White, Lettered), Realforce 87U all-45g in White, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL with Cherry MX Browns, Model F PC/AT,  Noppoo Choc Mini (MX Browns), Model F XT, IBM Model M 1397735 (bought NIB), (2) Siig Minitouch (GHSS) one with XM, one with complicated ALPs (modded),2 Dell AT101W, Cherry G80-11900HRMUS (modded with MX browns)


Pointing Devices:
Logitech G500, Evoluent VerticalMouse 3, Logitech G5, CST 2545W, Microsoft IntelliMouse Trackball, Logitech M570, Logitech MX revolution

Offline didjamatic

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CST LaserTrac 2545 Mod ... Lego My Balls
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 21 July 2010, 20:19:40 »
OH THAT IS HOT!  My RSI is getting bad enough that I might have to spring for one.  I should have bought the one with foot pedals that sold on ebay a couple weeks ago.
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Offline TheProfosist

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« Reply #10 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 21:53:15 »
looking for 2 Cherry MX Blue switches to do this mod. Also if i wanted to use larger keys that require stabilizers where would i get the stabilizer mechanism? I know that WASD offers the "Spring" and the insert but what about the part the spring snaps into on the keyboard body?
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Offline TheProfosist

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« Reply #11 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:56:45 »
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Larger keys are going to be tough.  Have you considered using Sanwas?
Yes, I have but you have to press them in (past flat) if I remember correctly. I would like to just press down. I would like to use a Backspace key (or possibly even a spacebar) and put one one each side of the trackball to be used with my thumb and pinky.

If i choose to go with the spacebar (which is looking good right now as you can press it really easily and from different positions) I could order additional switches and use them as dummy switches though I dont know how much this would really stabilize the key.
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Offline TheProfosist

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« Reply #12 on: Fri, 14 October 2011, 00:13:54 »
now that i did some more mockups the button on either side wont really work. and the only reason i wanted the button large is to be able to use it both when my hand is forward using the scroll wheel and when its back using the trackball. Looking like I will be doing the standard mod.
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« Reply #13 on: Mon, 24 October 2011, 06:53:20 »
I guess I went a bit far but it worked out great and I am very happy with the result.


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Offline TheProfosist

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« Reply #14 on: Mon, 24 October 2011, 16:59:26 »
Quote from: ripster;437969
Looks GREAT!!!!

Now that most of the GeekGirlHaters have left Geekhack I'll give you a big one!
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Thanks

As I note I used http://tinyurl.com/3puuab2 to weight down the switch boxes. It worked out really well. I got 15oz in the 5 switch and 6oz in the 2 switch.

Also im switching from what I used on my HHKB:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/TheProfosist/GeekHack/IMG_0665.jpg

I have since switched to:
http://tinyurl.com/y94fdxx

and bought:
http://tinyurl.com/5rkhvjo
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Offline TheProfosist

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« Reply #15 on: Mon, 24 October 2011, 18:46:40 »
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I bookmarked that Geckogrip stuff.

Fishing weights work too.  Plus it's fun to pound it.
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I'm a bit confused about the three right side jacks. What are those for?  They tie into R/L/M click?
yea I liked the size though easy to fit anywhere and has double stick tape already on it.
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