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ObiBong
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12/02
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 7:50PM
Anyone else use one of these Logitech trackballs? I've used this one for about five years, I think, and it's been great.

Today, I notice that the horizontal motion of the cursor is slow, but the vertical movement is still full speed. One of the selling points of this thing was no cleaning ... it doesn't even come apart in any way, so I can't take the ball out or anything. Time to just replace?


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croy
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3/04
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 10:07PM
I have that one and used the previous one. That one was better, you could take out the ball and clean it out.
Since it is purely directional, it doesn't sound like the inside got gunked up. I've found accumulated crap works its way out eventually, looking somewhat like felt. Then everything is back to normal feel and speed.
I've been looking at the bottom of the mouse. It looks like the floorplate will come out with a small Philips.
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astroknight All-Star Supporter
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11/99
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 10:15PM
I have the wireless version both at home and work. I've had to clean both of them after it acted about like yours is. I think I tried a little compressed air at first that knocked a little of the fuzz loose, but it's definitely a temporary fix that may or may not work.

If you take out the four screws in the bottom the top will come off (slightly reluctantly at first, but it's just a very tight friction fit or some gunk holding it rather than something physical). The main thing to watch when taking it apart to clean is that the scroll wheel has a little spring that keeps it popping up that can fall out easily as you take it apart (so do it over an empty table or box or something) and makes it a little tricky to get back together the first time or two...

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ObiBong
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1162 Posts
12/02
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 10:59PM
One cleaning in five years isn't bad. As it turns out, I just spit on the ball, rolled it around, and it horked out a little chunk of that "felt". Good as new. Woo-hoo!
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croy
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3/04
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 11:22PM
Felt seems to affect my trackball equally in all directions.
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ObiBong
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1162 Posts
12/02
Posted - Nov 26 2006 : 11:32PM
Yeah, that was weird. I'm no engineer, but I assume the ball is rolling on wheels/sliders, and that horiz/vert are separate mechanisms? So the gunk may have just been hanging on one roller.
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croy
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Posted - Nov 27 2006 : 5:50AM
But that is an optical mouse, right? So it is tracking the dots on the ball.
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ObiBong
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Posted - Nov 27 2006 : 6:31PM
No, this one's old, it's neither optical nor wireless. You can get both now, though, for the same price.
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