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An upgrade I've made to my Alphagrips (with the optical trackball) is to use either a stainless steel ball or a teflon ball instead of the cheap plastic trackba
by lfowles 11y ago
An upgrade I've made to my Alphagrips (with the optical trackball) is to use either a stainless steel ball or a teflon ball instead of the cheap plastic trackball.
Edit: Just remembered I also replaced the tiny balls holding the trackball with teflon balls. I think the biggest improvement was just from replacing the main trackball though, I rarely have to clean the sensor/rollers anymore.
My biggest issue other than that is the behavior of Shift doesn't match other keyboards :\ Can't shift click to select ranges of text.
- JackMorgan 11y agoWhere did you get them to ensure the right size? I'd be really interested. I tried to mod mine with an IBM trackpoint, with no success.
- lfowles 11y agoOrdered them from Mcmasters. I'll have to check exact dimensions later, but I want to say they were 1" and 1/8"
- lfowles 11y agoExtreme-Temperature Slippery PTFE Ball, 3/4" Diameter 316 Stainless Steel Precision Ball, 3/4" Diameter Extreme-Temperature Slippery PTFE Ball, 1/8" Diameter Hope that helps! I also tried the same stainless steel in 1/8", but that made the trackball loud.
- JackMorgan 11y agoThanks!