trackball dead?

[jimlad]

hello, i have a 8900 curve here and the trackball seems totally dead, my friend who gave it to me says it sometimes comes active, however i cant get it to do anything. i see you can get them from ebay for a few quid. However how easy is to change? and is it likely to be just the ball or should i get some other parts as well.

[jimlad]

anyone? bump bump

[mcg3745]

Search for trackball probs/fixes. There's some things you can do to clean it. And yes its a fairly simple replacement. Check youtube for a vid.

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[bestwitted]

Originally Posted by jimlad

hello, i have a 8900 curve here and the trackball seems totally dead, my friend who gave it to me says it sometimes comes active, however i cant get it to do anything. i see you can get them from ebay for a few quid. However how easy is to change? and is it likely to be just the ball or should i get some other parts as well.

I too had a severe trackball problem. Turn your
BB off-fold a paper towel 3 or 4 times-spray the towel once with Windex, a commercial window cleaning fluid-while holding BB upside down, gently press on trackball to clean it-move towel in each direction-after doing this for 10 minutes, my trackball is alive again.

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[southlander]

I clean mine all the time with rubbing alcohol on a cloth. Just work it back and forth in all directions, continually until it works smoothly.

[jimlad]

i have no movement at all with my ball. its totally gone. so my wonder is shall i get a new one, and if so just the tracker ball or other bits too?

[hp2.shah]

If you've tried the rubbing alcohol advise and if it's still not working, it's time to get a new trackball. If I remember correctly, it's a unit only nd u can get it replaced at any mobile repair store for a little extra.

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