[rescue] Trackball slowdown

[Rjtoegel]

I was thinking the same thing but I didn't want to start anything.

Bob

On Jul 9, 2015, at 14:22, "Steve Hatle" <shatle at nfldinet.com> wrote:

> I feel a bad string of posts about "polishing your balls" coming on...
> :-)
> Steve
> 
>  -------- Original Message --------
>  Subject: Re: [rescue] Trackball slowdown
>  From: Josh Carlson <helforama at gmail.com>
>  Date: Thu, July 09, 2015 9:10 am
>  To: The Rescue List <rescue at sunhelp.org>
> 
>  Is this one of the rubberized balls or it is hard plastic? I have a
>  hard
>  plastic trackball that has recently been giving me a few similar
>  issues.
>  The plastic itself is actually starting to pitch/scratch and that
>  seems to
>  be it. So you may have to hunt for a replacement ball or try
>  polishing your
>  current one.
> 
>  On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 7:54 AM, <microcode at zoho.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have a Logitech Trackman that gets gummed up and causes the
>  trackball not
>> to function very well occasionally. In the past I have taken it
>  apart and
>> wiped the trackball and the bearing points with a microfiber cloth
>  and it
>> has come back to normal.
>> 
>> Lately it is sticking and not working well and the way I used to
>  clean it
>> doesn't help. It's becoming impossible to use.
>> 
>> Do these simply wear out and go into the garbage like most modern
>  stuff or
>> is there some other way to fix this? It feels like it needs lube of
>  some
>> kind but that also seems like it would be a very bad idea.
>> 
>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>> 
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