A friend of mine had a couple Bolds with trackball issues, we went as far as taking one of them apart and attempting to clean the trackball mechanism with no luck. I finally came across this method on a forum and we were amazed by the results – so amazed that we recorded the process on the second Bold with an HD Flip.
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Just a thought – because the paper is absorbing the oils and gunk from our fingers – don’t make that face, the oil in our skins keeps us safe from the elements – a piece of paper towel may work as well or better.
I’d use those industrial ones used more most office washrooms instead of the soft ones used in the home.
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oh my god! my trackball is working again!!! thanks guys!
That Langford has some mighty sexy hands.
Ive done the same thing with the blackberry’s at work.
The DOD tends to give these out to high ranking people and by weekly we run into similar issues and the good old slamming it on paper trick seems to work wonders.
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Thank you very much,im about to open my phone ,luckyly i watch this video.
[...] your Blackberry trackball stops working well you can try this non-technical fix. Remember when mice used to have a ball in them and you would need to clean out the gunk from time [...]
[...] your Blackberry trackball stops working well you can try this non-technical fix. Remember when mice used to have a ball in them and you would need to clean out the gunk from time [...]
well duh? i mean who couldnt figure that out ?
Although i found it better to move the ball back and forth in the direction it isnt working (e.g. up and down in that case) in order to break up whatever foreign matter in stuck inside
Amazing! Thanks for that!
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Thanks man, i don’t speak english but i know some words and i need to say you thanks because it’s so good and simple
Thanks dude. I’ve been having a horrible day and now my blackberry is fixed. your a savior!
trackball is stuck on my daughters 9300 blackberry
hey
i tried it..!!
earlier the trackball was not working in three directions now it’s working in three direction but not working downward i have tried many times to clean like u told so now plz tell me what to do in order to make it work in all the directions