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How can I clean and/or replace the bearings (?) on my 3" Happs Trackball?
sofakng:
I'm still in the process of figuring out why my Oscar Control's Vortex spinner has "chatter", but while I'm back to working on my arcade I thought I'd ask about my trackball as well.
Anyways, my Happs 3" Golden Tee Trackball works pretty good but it feels "grainy". What I mean is that when I roll the trackball every three inches or so I can feel something. In other words, it doesn't feel completely smooth.
I've noticed some extra saw dust inside some of my controls (eg. the spinner) so I'm guessing that this might be the same case with my trackball.
What can I do to clean it?
Does it have bearings (?) or anything else that I can replace for cheap to get it rolling like new again?
Thanks for any help!
shardian:
You can replace the bearings and rollers. The cost is around $25 for the kit.
http://homearcade.org/BBBB/parts.html#tbs
sofakng:
How can I tell if mine are worn out and actually need replacing or if this is the normal feeling?
Even though I've had my cabinet for six years, it probably hasn't been used more than fifty or so times...
grantspain:
maybe there is a little corrosion but for $25 what the hell get a new set
sofakng:
Thanks for the help, but I don't want to just throw out $25 if the current ones are just fine.
However, I'm sure it's difficult to explain what "good" ones look like, etc. (espicially when I don't know what the trackball is really supposed to feel like either)