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Just got a HAPPS trackball - spinning problems
quarterback:
--- Quote from: daveg2000 on March 08, 2005, 10:02:13 pm ---Once I had a constant fast spin going on the y axis, I started
to slowly start rotating by spin counter clockwise....
12----11----10-----9-----8------7-----6-----5------4
The X Axis didnt start spinning till I hit 4 o'clock.
That cant be right.
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That seems really wierd. By the time you go from 12 to 6 you've basically reversed direction. So going from 12 to 4 you changed your direction by almost 270-degrees but never got any x-axis movement?
daveg2000:
That is correct... The wheel did not move at all.
I've been able to duplicate this a few times...
sometimes the x-axis will kick in sooner... like at 10 or 9 oclock,
but still, it should have kicked in way before that.
???
quarterback:
--- Quote from: daveg2000 on March 09, 2005, 08:00:52 am ---That is correct...
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That sounds a little insane to me. I think you should take a look at the bearings themselves (like somebody else suggested). Pull out the rollers and see if the bearings are frozen up or something.
Good luck
u_rebelscum:
--- Quote from: daveg2000 on March 08, 2005, 10:02:13 pm ---That cant be right.
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Right, that shouldn't be happening. Does it also happen for the X axis as the starting axis?
If not, I bet the Y axis roller is higher than the X axis (as well as not well lubed bearings). Open that boy up and take a look at the rollers, bearings and how the ball sits on them. Check out TheRealBobRoberts.com site; there's a couple trackball info link near bottom of page.
daveg2000:
I would open it up and look around, but its a new ball I just got
from Ponyboy. Hes gonna send me a 2nd and have me see how
that one works.
I dont want to mess around taking apart something I can still
exchange....