Could some please answer another question I have about the trackball on my new machine? I think part of the problem is that I definitely notice now that there are serious response issues when trying to move in the down direction on the trackball. It just doesn’t always respond when I try to move the shooter down the screen when playing Centipede or Millipede. Physically, the ball rolls fine, it’s just the response that is a problem in that one direction.
This is not an Arcade1up machine, but I’ve seen many people claim that lubricating the parts (not the ball itself, I guess it’s the rollers or bearings, I don’t remember) with a silicon grease fixes the issue. However, I recently watched a video with a man explaining how to clean a trackball, and he specifically mentions not to oil any of the parts when cleaning it.
So, what is the proper way to possibly fix my trackball? Should I just lubricate the correct parts as some suggest, or just clean it without any lube/oil? This is a brand new machine, so I’m kind of suprised that I’m already having issues with the trackball. But if it just needs a little cleaning, then that doesn’t sound too hard. Thanks for any advice as I’m new to all of this!