[Duo2400] Re: [Duo2400]

[Larry]

You should just be able to rotate and remove the retaining ring and 
trackball. Once those are out of the way you can clean the rollers. 
FYI, I had a 280c that exhibited that problem, turns out oneof the 
plastic rollers had disappeared so I bought a replacement assembly for 
$10.

~ Larry, Darn Good Design.


On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 09:52  AM, Bill Judson wrote:

>> Personally, I have tried both the trackpad and ball for over a month
>> each and I find the trackpad to be more precise if I use the "finger 
>> on"
>> method where my finger is left on the pad when I click.  The trackball
>> is faster, but less precise because it tends to roll as I try to 
>> click.
>> The one _real_ advantage to the trackball setup on the 230 Duo I use 
>> is
>> that there are _two_ click pads, above and below the ball, which means
>> when my thumb gets tired of clicking, I can use my other fingers (for 
>> c>
> licking)
>>
>> Sincerely yours, Grizzlygiant
>
> While we're on the subject of trackballs, anybody have any advice on 
> how
> to open up the trackball assembly itself?
>
> I have a 270c whose trackball seems to have lost its grip, especially 
> when
> moved vertically -- often it will just spin & spin without grabbing
> whatever it is it is supposed to grab. I imagine that it's like a 
> desktop
> trackball, in that there are little rollers that occasionally get 
> gunked
> up, as with mice.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong; I have the service manual, but there doesn't seem to 
> be
> anything specific about how to get into & under the trackball itself 
> (as
> opposed to removing the assembly as a whole). Thanks,
>
> --
> Over,
>
>         Jutso
>
> 	http://pages.ripco.net/~jutso/