Best place to get a Centipede Cabaret Trackball?

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So I went on a 5-game pickup a couple weeks ago on the rough side of town (more on this later), and I came home with a Centipede cabaret in very dirty (but pretty nice) condition -- for $50. With the help of my pal Mike (Dethfactor) and one of my spare monitors, we got it up and running! The game is great, but I really need to replace my trackball... it is really rough... anybody know where to get one of these?

Any experiences with the lighted trackballs? Do they make them in a compatible size?

Here is a crummy pic of the cab:

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Better pictures coming soon!
 

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Wax the ball with car wax and replace the rollers with Bob Roberts ones and it will feel like new. They don't usually need new bearings, but he sells those if they are bad too.
 
Wax the ball with car wax and replace the rollers with Bob Roberts ones and it will feel like new. They don't usually need new bearings, but he sells those if they are bad too.

Or buy a new ball? Or buy a translucent ball and backlight it if that is what you want.

Honestly, no need for a new one, just rebuild the old one.
 
Thanks for all the pointers. I'll have a look inside my current trackball and see how bad it is, maybe a repair kit might work...
 
Repair kits are easy and cheap. My Millipede was majorly rough, but I cleaned the crap out of the housing, trackball, and then replaced the bearings, rollers and added some 3-in-1 oil to the bearings. No replacement needed. Rolls like a champ now!

BTW, if you ever want to part with the Centipede, let me know. I'm on the lookout for the cabaret version like you just got. Thanks.
 
I have never actually had to replace the ball in a trackball unit. Even the worst looking ones in the world seem to clean right up with a little automotive wax.

Now a light up ball would certainly be a nice upgrade.
 
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