Sticky Trackball Optical...

I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)

The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and mechanical
mice, can get dirt into the space which can block proper
movement.
Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap your
hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the palm of
your left hand.
Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
several small metal studs and some other recesses. Dust,
dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places and
interfere with the reading of the cursor movement. Use
toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball back
in the space.
If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will fine
sensitivity controls when you open the application (right
click the icon)


"JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
| fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
| small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
| material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
| and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)

Are you saying this guy is greasy? (-:

--
Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:ufzCfQl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and mechanical
> mice, can get dirt into the space which can block proper
> movement.
> Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap your
> hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the palm of
> your left hand.
> Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
> several small metal studs and some other recesses. Dust,
> dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places and
> interfere with the reading of the cursor movement. Use
> toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball back
> in the space.
> If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will fine
> sensitivity controls when you open the application (right
> click the icon)
>
>
> "JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> | I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
> | fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
> | small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
> | material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
> | and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)
>
>

Our hands sweat. Sweat coats the trackball ball and the metal studs scrapes
off the sweat and deposits in around the internal sensors/studs. You need
to clean trackballs more often than regular ball mice.


Carefully pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol onto a tissue. Remove the
trackball ball and rub it with the moistened tissue. Then prepare another
tissue and clean the internal sensor area. Replace the ball and test.


Y.

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:O86b6sl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Are you saying this guy is greasy? (-:
>
> --
> Regards:
>
> Richard Urban
>
> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>
> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
> news:ufzCfQl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and mechanical
> > mice, can get dirt into the space which can block proper
> > movement.
> > Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap your
> > hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the palm of
> > your left hand.
> > Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
> > several small metal studs and some other recesses. Dust,
> > dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places and
> > interfere with the reading of the cursor movement. Use
> > toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball back
> > in the space.
> > If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will fine
> > sensitivity controls when you open the application (right
> > click the icon)
> >
> >
> > "JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> > | I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
> > | fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
> > | small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
> > | material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
> > | and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)
> >
> >
>
>

>-----Original Message-----
>Our hands sweat. Sweat coats the trackball ball and the
metal studs scrapes
>off the sweat and deposits in around the internal
sensors/studs. You need
>to clean trackballs more often than regular ball mice.
>
>
>Carefully pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol onto a
tissue. Remove the
>trackball ball and rub it with the moistened tissue.
Then prepare another
>tissue and clean the internal sensor area. Replace the
ball and test.
>
>
>Y.
>
>"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com>
wrote in message
>news:O86b6sl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Are you saying this guy is greasy? (-:
>>
>> --
>> Regards:
>>
>> Richard Urban
>>
>> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
>>
>> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
wrote in message
>> news:ufzCfQl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and
mechanical
>> > mice, can get dirt into the space which can block
proper
>> > movement.
>> > Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap
your
>> > hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the
palm of
>> > your left hand.
>> > Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
>> > several small metal studs and some other recesses.
Dust,
>> > dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places and
>> > interfere with the reading of the cursor movement.
Use
>> > toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball
back
>> > in the space.
>> > If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will
fine
>> > sensitivity controls when you open the application
(right
>> > click the icon)
>> >
>> >
>> > "JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>> > news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > | I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works
otherwise
>> > | fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which
makes
>> > | small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
>> > | material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The
ball
>> > | and everything is very clean, so that's not the
problem)
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>


What part of "The ball and everything is very clean..." did
you folks not understand?

Everybody has oil in their skin and everybody sheds skin.


"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote
in message news:O86b6sl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| Are you saying this guy is greasy? (-:
|
| --
| Regards:
|
| Richard Urban
|
| aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
|
| "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote
in message
| news:ufzCfQl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and
mechanical
| > mice, can get dirt into the space which can block proper
| > movement.
| > Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap your
| > hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the palm
of
| > your left hand.
| > Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
| > several small metal studs and some other recesses.
Dust,
| > dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places and
| > interfere with the reading of the cursor movement. Use
| > toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball
back
| > in the space.
| > If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will
fine
| > sensitivity controls when you open the application
(right
| > click the icon)
| >
| >
| > "JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
| > news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| > | I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works
otherwise
| > | fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which
makes
| > | small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
| > | material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The
ball
| > | and everything is very clean, so that's not the
problem)
| >
| >
|
|

Understood it all, you're not the only person who reads
answers here. Did you see my comments about software?


"Wislu Plethora" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
in message news:986b01c3ea6b$098f6aa0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Our hands sweat. Sweat coats the trackball ball and the
| metal studs scrapes
| >off the sweat and deposits in around the internal
| sensors/studs. You need
| >to clean trackballs more often than regular ball mice.
| >
| >
| >Carefully pour a small amount of rubbing alcohol onto a
| tissue. Remove the
| >trackball ball and rub it with the moistened tissue.
| Then prepare another
| >tissue and clean the internal sensor area. Replace the
| ball and test.
| >
| >
| >Y.
| >
| >"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com>
| wrote in message
| >news:O86b6sl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| >> Are you saying this guy is greasy? (-:
| >>
| >> --
| >> Regards:
| >>
| >> Richard Urban
| >>
| >> aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
| >>
| >> "Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm>
| wrote in message
| >> news:ufzCfQl6DHA.632@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| >> > The Trackball Optical, like all trackballs and
| mechanical
| >> > mice, can get dirt into the space which can block
| proper
| >> > movement.
| >> > Hold the mouse securely in your right hand and clap
| your
| >> > hands together, inertia will pop the ball into the
| palm of
| >> > your left hand.
| >> > Then look very carefully in the recess and you'll see
| >> > several small metal studs and some other recesses.
| Dust,
| >> > dirt and greasy skin cells collect in those places
and
| >> > interfere with the reading of the cursor movement.
| Use
| >> > toothpick to remove the gunk and press the clean ball
| back
| >> > in the space.
| >> > If you installed the Intellipoint software, you will
| fine
| >> > sensitivity controls when you open the application
| (right
| >> > click the icon)
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > "JP" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
| message
| >> > news:931f01c3ea46$0cb45120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| >> > | I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works
| otherwise
| >> > | fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which
| makes
| >> > | small movements very difficult. It seems like if
the
| >> > | material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The
| ball
| >> > | and everything is very clean, so that's not the
| problem)
| >> >
| >> >
| >>
| >>
| >
|
|
| What part of "The ball and everything is very clean..."
did
| you folks not understand?

Thanks for many replies. The device is as clean as it can
get (it is new (=1 day)& cleaned, just to be sure). It is
not the sensitivity or the drivers, those are OK. Maybe
there are replacement balls, which are harder?? (or should
I just give the device to my neighbour kid (5 years).


>-----Original Message-----
>I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
>fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
>small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
>material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
>and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)
>.
>

Take it back for exchange, sounds at this point that it is
defective.


<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9d3201c3eb03$8adceef0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
| Thanks for many replies. The device is as clean as it can
| get (it is new (=1 day)& cleaned, just to be sure). It is
| not the sensitivity or the drivers, those are OK. Maybe
| there are replacement balls, which are harder?? (or should
| I just give the device to my neighbour kid (5 years).
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >I just bought a MS Tackball Optical. It works otherwise
| >fine but the ball is fysically very "sticky", which makes
| >small movements very difficult. It seems like if the
| >material is too soft... Is there a solution?? (The ball
| >and everything is very clean, so that's not the problem)
| >.
| >