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RandyT:

--- Quote from: Falkon215 on December 02, 2007, 11:26:53 pm ---Well i had the same problem with my track ball,took it apart and found imperfection on the sensor wheel,if they are plastic there is sometimes flashing on the wheel it tends to hit the case.Clean the flashing off or make it clear the case by cutting a groove in case.When it is apart run the track ball with the cover off and see if there is plastic flashing is hitting the case.Hope this helps. ;D

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I don't know about other TB's, but this absolutely will not be the case with an Electric ICE trackball. 

RandyT

crummy:

--- Quote from: RandyT on December 02, 2007, 09:14:51 pm ---
This has a lot to do with the stiffness of the bearings.  When they are new, the bearings have some thick grease inside.  This will break down and things should improve as the ball is used.  So it should improve if you start really working the ball.

There are a number of ways people have accelerated the process, including soaking the bearings in a solvent to strip the grease and then replacing it with something thinner.

I'm looking at ways to loosen things up during the build process so that this won't be an issue. 

RandyT

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That's good to know... so the solution is to play games, huh? Well, if that's what it takes... :)

Falkon215:
My trackball is a imperial I bought from groovygamegear.2.25 complete  track ball with the plastic encoder wheels.There was flashing on the wheels and it was hitting the case.It would make the track ball run rough and skip unless you put pressure on the ball.I took it apart and inspected the bearings the rollers and encoder wheels.This is what I found.I assume groovygamegear is your website,so just informing you on what I found no big deal. ;D

RandyT:

--- Quote from: Falkon215 on December 03, 2007, 10:06:29 pm ---My trackball is a imperial I bought from groovygamegear.2.25 complete  track ball with the plastic encoder wheels.There was flashing on the wheels and it was hitting the case.It would make the track ball run rough and skip unless you put pressure on the ball.I took it apart and inspected the bearings the rollers and encoder wheels.This is what I found.I assume groovygamegear is your website,so just informing you on what I found no big deal. ;D

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The standard 2.25" Imperial is not an Electric Ice Trackball.  The Electric ICE trackballs have custom encoders in them that I install personally, so I know that there is no extra flashing or similar issues with them.

Sorry you had an issue with the Imperial 2.25".  We usually don't unwrap the stock trackballs, but I'll keep an eye out for any strangeness like this on those units before they are shipped in the future.  Thanks for the heads-up.

RandyT

wolfcub:
I will try to use the crap out of it and see if the bearings loosen up. The internals on mine were fine. I purchased the upgraded metal encoder wheels and they seem to give the rollers a bit more rotating weight so the ball seems to keep rolling a bit longer which I like.

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