Can I fix my trackball?

[Lomar]

I have a Happ 3" PS2/USB trackball that I paid way too much money for to have issues.

After tweaking some sensitivity stuff early on, it worked very well in my various trackball games (GT, Centipede, etc.).

Then...about 6 months ago I started getting massive "lag".  We all know the story.  I've tried every setting possible and on the UP of the Y axis it gets that nasty lag.  It is easy enough to test in Windows (not even in Mame).  However, I don't get that lag going DOWN on the Y axis.

I'm guessing something inside is worn out/broken.

Can anybody tell me what I need to buy/replace to fix this issue?!

[Kremmit]

Similar problems:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=48113.0
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=66395.0

That's weird that it only happens when you go up. 

[Organic Jerk]

This is just really @#$%&*@$ great. 

And here I thought I just had a lubrication issue or something.

[SavannahLion]

You bknow, a problem that's well known as this might be a good candidate for the Wiki 

[u_rebelscum]

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That's weird that it only happens when you go up. 

If it's up but not down (at same speeds), it's NOT normal backspin.  Plus it was working fine at first....

And here I thought I just had a lubrication issue or something.

I think it's either a lube problem (bearings not lubed enough or ball/roller too lubed) or your roller  is worn.  You can open up the TB case and look.  How long have you had the TB and how much use?

[Lomar]

It has probably had a year of use -- and not that much trackball action to be honest.

Some golden tee (Maybe....5 hours worth?) and probably 20 hours on bowling (a much lower impact trackball game).

I bought the "best" to avoid issues and it appears I was mistaken. 

[Kremmit]

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That's weird that it only happens when you go up. 

If it's up but not down (at same speeds), it's NOT normal backspin.  Plus it was working fine at first....

One of the threads I was pointing to may or may not be backspin- problem has not been resolved.  The other one turned out to be a faulty Happ USB interface, not backspin.  Lomar's description sounds a lot like that guy's problem- not backspin, but a lag before movement is registered.  Except for the up-only thing, that's the part I don't get.

[Organic Jerk]

How long have you had the TB and how much use?

I've had it for less than 6 months, and, to be truthful, the joysticks/buttons have had much more use than the tb, so I would say sparingly..