Comments on: How to clean your BlackBerry’s Trackball http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/ Get into the BlackBerry World! Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:44:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Seth http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-66168 Seth Sat, 05 Jul 2008 04:43:13 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-66168 Worked like a charm on my 8820. Popped the ring off from the top with a fingernail. Took assembly apart and cleaned with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, but had to use tweezers to put metal clip back on. Plastic ring will snap back in easily if you have it aligned the right way, so don't force it. It's like I got a new phone, thanks. PS AT&T store denied that any such fix existed, surprise. Worked like a charm on my 8820. Popped the ring off from the top with a fingernail. Took assembly apart and cleaned with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip, but had to use tweezers to put metal clip back on. Plastic ring will snap back in easily if you have it aligned the right way, so don’t force it. It’s like I got a new phone, thanks.

PS AT&T store denied that any such fix existed, surprise.

]]> By: Old Trackballs vs. New Trackballs - BlackBerryForums.com : Your Number One BlackBerry Community http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65920 Old Trackballs vs. New Trackballs - BlackBerryForums.com : Your Number One BlackBerry Community Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:01:54 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65920 [...] 8100, 8300, 8310, 8320. Although you may want to avoid the costs and simply clean you old ball, How to clean your BlackBerry’s Trackball | BlackBerryInsight Whatever floats your boat. [...] [...] 8100, 8300, 8310, 8320. Although you may want to avoid the costs and simply clean you old ball, How to clean your BlackBerry’s Trackball | BlackBerryInsight Whatever floats your boat. [...]

]]> By: Simon http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65532 Simon Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:31:03 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65532 I had a problem identical to yours, the truck ball wouldn't move to the right. I did what you've said and it works! Thank you very much! I had a problem identical to yours, the truck ball wouldn’t move to the right. I did what you’ve said and it works!
Thank you very much!

]]> By: Nelly http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65448 Nelly Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:54:26 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65448 I Broke mine, and I ordered a new one at www.blackberrytrackballs.com. It came the next day and I fixed it myself in a minute. It was so much cheaper than bringing it to someone else! I Broke mine, and I ordered a new one at http://www.blackberrytrackballs.com. It came the next day and I fixed it myself in a minute. It was so much cheaper than bringing it to someone else!

]]> By: Angela http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65251 Angela Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:04:26 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65251 BIG thanks. Woke up this morning to my track ball not scrolling right. I was highly upset. This had happened before and seemed to work itself out after a couple of very frustrating moments!! I got to work this morning and type in my problem. And your post came up. I did as you explain and it still wouldnt scroll right but I put it in a different way. Then I decided to clean it for the second time and check on the sensors. After everything is said and done my bb now works like its suppose to. I was prepared to go spend money to replace the track wheel...had already been to ebay. Thanks again!! BIG thanks. Woke up this morning to my track ball not scrolling right. I was highly upset. This had happened before and seemed to work itself out after a couple of very frustrating moments!! I got to work this morning and type in my problem. And your post came up. I did as you explain and it still wouldnt scroll right but I put it in a different way. Then I decided to clean it for the second time and check on the sensors. After everything is said and done my bb now works like its suppose to. I was prepared to go spend money to replace the track wheel…had already been to ebay. Thanks again!!

]]> By: Sokphak http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65172 Sokphak Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:54:17 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65172 Thank you very much, i used a really small precision flathead screwdriver, slowly pried it out just above the TY button and pop came off the silver ring, turned out the mini rollers on the corners are magnetic and small bits of metal were stuck to it, just picked it off carefully until it was all gone and put it all back together, presto, i love my blackberry again! Thank you very much, i used a really small precision flathead screwdriver, slowly pried it out just above the TY button and pop came off the silver ring, turned out the mini rollers on the corners are magnetic and small bits of metal were stuck to it, just picked it off carefully until it was all gone and put it all back together, presto, i love my blackberry again!

]]> By: Simon http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65170 Simon Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:01:18 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65170 Wow nice mortgage loan content and link drops... i hope the SEs penalize you heavily. Wow nice mortgage loan content and link drops… i hope the SEs penalize you heavily.

]]> By: Cathy http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65019 Cathy Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:30:18 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65019 Thanks to the article this helped me solve my problem. I was about to buy a new phone. I did remove the pieces above (shown in the photo) and when I put it back together my track ball still did not move up or down. I actually went in and took everything apart be advised it takes patience to put it back together and I did. I removed however the second metallic ring and it works perfectly fine. Thanks =) Thanks to the article this helped me solve my problem. I was about to buy a new phone. I did remove the pieces above (shown in the photo) and when I put it back together my track ball still did not move up or down. I actually went in and took everything apart be advised it takes patience to put it back together and I did. I removed however the second metallic ring and it works perfectly fine.
Thanks =)

]]> By: phil http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65015 phil Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:38:34 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-65015 Thanks, Fixed my phone in 5 min. Thanks, Fixed my phone in 5 min.

]]> By: Orion http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-64943 Orion Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:49:45 +0000 http://www.blackberryinsight.com/2007/06/13/how-to-clean-your-blackberrys-trackball/#comment-64943 Same here. Followed the instruction... cleaned it well... now it's working fine. Thanks for the help. Same here. Followed the instruction… cleaned it well… now it’s working fine. Thanks for the help.

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