SoundGammon Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I've been looking at some 2-1/4" translucent trackballs on E-Bay and I want to get a blue LED light to put under it to give it a cool look. Just want to make sure I get the right size. Anyone ever do something like that? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayik Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I believe trackball is a standard pool table cue ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 I put in an 8-ball into my CX-22 and it seems a little smaller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I put in an 8-ball into my CX-22 and it seems a little smaller. Cue ball size The oversized ball is approximately 2 3/8 inches (6 cm) in diameter, which is about one-eighth (2 mm) of an inch larger than a normal ball. This slight difference in size allows the cue ball to be separated before it gets to the storage compartment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 I remember them from my job at a amusement company. We also had magnetic cue balls for those players that didn't like over sized ones! They said they would hit the object ball wrong! They were right! They'd hit a little higher and change the trajectory! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Regulation billiard balls are 2.25" in the US, whereas red/yellow Brittish snooker balls are approximately ~2". Coin op tables use slightly oversize cues to return the ball after a scratch. I put a brand new 8-ball from pooldawgs.com into my cx-80 and the fit was perfect. The 1 or 9 ball would match the yellow color of the 5200 trakball. I also have some 2.25" marble stones but I'm afraid to use them as the added mass might accelerate wear on the rollers. The cast resin on pool balls is much lighter. I checked with a postal scale and the original black roller was 5.5oz whereas the new 8-ball was 6.5oz. By comparison the marble stone was 13oz iirc. I may try the marble stone in my CX-80 anyway just to see how it feels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemoretime Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Never even heard of an oversized ball for a coin op table, but it makes sense. My coin op Valley (ancient) HAS to use a regular sized ball with a metal cage inside it. It has a magnet on the table that draws it over to the ball return. It never even occurred that coin op used different types. I had thought at the time that when I got a cue that wouldn t work that it was from a home table. Last time I took it apart I removed a 45 slug from the side of it, and found paperwork where Sherwood had ordered it new for Gilleys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I've been looking at some 2-1/4" translucent trackballs on E-Bay and I want to get a blue LED light to put under it to give it a cool look. Just want to make sure I get the right size. Anyone ever do something like that? Sounds cool Please send a pic when you have completed the swap. Wonder what size the arcade Missile Command trak-balls are? IIRC, they are huge. I've also played some smaller Centipede cabinets, and their trak-balls seem smaller than the regular sized cabinets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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