[PLUG-TALK] Wireless trackball died

John Jason Jordan johnxj at gmx.com
Sun May 28 03:29:20 UTC 2017


On Sat, 27 May 2017 17:42:39 -0700 (PDT)
Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> dijo:

>Suddenly and silently my ol' reliable Logitech trackball (model unknown
>because the bottom is rather scratched from years of use) died. I
>thought the cause was discharged batteries, yet I had replaced them
>not too long ago. This time I put in fresh batteries but could not
>connect the trackball with the receiver regardless of the sequence
>used to press the two buttons.
>
>I ordered a new (wired, no batteries required) one, and wonder if
> these can be repaired. Has anyone played with the internals of a trackball?

I have not, but are there screws or something that will grant access to
the insides? Bearing in mind that if it is truly dead you have nothing
to lose, have you tried poking around inside? 



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