Trackball lighting solution...

A nice quick post this evening, I completely forgot to add details about the HAPP trackball lighting; it comes with a 12v light attached, but no cabling! Annoying to say the least; not the fault of the supplier though, this is just how they are supplied from the HAPP factory.

So, initially; I decided to use 2x USB cables to try and power it, figuring 10v would be close enough (wrong) however, in my haste to build a lighting solution, forgot completely about other factors, and of course it didn't work, thus killing a couple of USB cables without any real need, DOH!

Anyway, onto the mk. 2 solution... I decided that buying adapters and cabling wasn't really the way I wanted to go, and it would also mean the Trackball would be on even if the computer wasn't if I did it that way, so, I mulled over my potential solutions for a couple of days, and decided that a USB light would do the trick nicely (tested with the LED light in my phone first, as that's pretty similar in luminance ratings), and bought one off Trademe for $3... Job done! It arrived today, and with the help of a USB extension will reach the computer in the arcade, and allow perfect positioning... Example image below (pre fitting of course):