The trackball in my Centipede cabinet is not working. Rolling it up/down was working ok (sounds rough and feels rough, but was moving Centipede up/down), but left/right was not moving Centipede at all, or rather any moving of the trackball was moving Centipede right very slowly.
I took it apart today and cleaned 38 years of dirt/grime from it. The rollers are pretty worn in the middle, but the ball is moving them fine and the optical wheels seem to be spinning fine. I cleaned the sensors with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. After I cleaned it, left/right still wasn't working and up/down is now stuttery, even though the optical wheels seem to be spinning fine.
Not sure where to go from here. Is there something I can test to see if there's a signal problem rather than a physical problem? I can replace the rollers/bearings, but like I said, it seems to be spinning the optical wheels just fine.
I took it apart today and cleaned 38 years of dirt/grime from it. The rollers are pretty worn in the middle, but the ball is moving them fine and the optical wheels seem to be spinning fine. I cleaned the sensors with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol. After I cleaned it, left/right still wasn't working and up/down is now stuttery, even though the optical wheels seem to be spinning fine.
Not sure where to go from here. Is there something I can test to see if there's a signal problem rather than a physical problem? I can replace the rollers/bearings, but like I said, it seems to be spinning the optical wheels just fine.
