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Trackball 'clicking' / 'brrrr-ing'
Minwah:
--- Quote from: Elfman on August 30, 2005, 09:43:34 am ---So I guess for now, I will just have to live with it but feel I shouldn't have to since I this seems to be the "best" trackball for arcade cabinets.
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Yeah, that's what bugs me. I've recommended these to people before but with so many apparently faulty/iffy ones I will think twice in future.
Zakk:
If it spins nicely, and tracks well in games, then don't worry about it, use it as an excuse to turn the volume up on your cab! ;D That otta take care of that pesky noise!
u_rebelscum:
My happs 3" TBs started out with the burring, but has quited down a lot over time.
FWIW, my original only got better after I "gently but firmly" constantly pressed down on the ball while rolling it in a circle. My kensington TB instructions said to do this to help break in the bearings (& rollers). If you try this, do NOT put your whole weight on it; about 10-15 lbs presure should do, and keep moving the ball for 1-2 minutes. I could feel a minute bump/bend in one of the rollers when I first did this: I guess the pushing and rolling speeded up the roller's wear a little, and wore out the bump. OTOH, the two I built (mostly from parts from BobRoberts) started really bad, worse than my happs built one, but improved mostly after lightening the six case screws a little. Doing the presure roll on them didn't result in a noticable change.
And even with the burring, my first happs had a longer roll then the betson (barely) or wico (a lot). [sigh] One of these days I'll actually finish all my TB CPs, and my cab with changable CPs, ... and update analog+, and.... :-\ ;)
Kremmit:
--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on August 30, 2005, 02:19:49 pm ---One of these days I'll actually finish all my TB CPs, and my cab with changable CPs, ... and update analog+, and.... :-\ ;)
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You've got those in the wrong order, man. Analog+ needs to move to the front of the list. ;D
Minwah:
Thanks for the tips URebel. I haven't finished my control panel(s) yet so to be honest the trackball hasn't had an awful lot of use...we'll see how it goes (& turn the volume up in the meantime ;) )