not working rollr

[romolos]

trackball on my Orbit seems to not work well anymore.
It lost "right" direction, only up/down/left work.
When I move it with my finger towards right, I feel ball not rotating and, in mouse mode, does not move to right.
Could it be only a problem about filth, or that part is really defective?
Is there a way to clean ?

[javielo1974]

I have th same problem since a few days ago, doesn't work when you roll up, rest sides work ok. plzzzzz helpppp!!! I pretty sure is a hardware problem since I have updated the rom twice y still remaining the problem.

[chandlercjh]

anyone got a scroll wheel full of fluff that stops it working yet.....still....not a great loss - can't say I really ise the track wheel or the ball!!!!

[HotShotAzn]

Is the rollr "stiff" when rolled? Something similar happened to me with my BB Curve. I put a slighty about of water on my thumb and rolled the ball like normal. After a few times of doing this, all the crud was removed and it worked normally.

*note* this "fix" is probably not the best way as water + electronics = paperweight. but my Curve was under warranty and i used a very small amount of water

[mugglesquop]

i've not had a problem with this (surprisingly, i've had my phone for a year and it lives in my pocket)

I would suggest using some solvent and spraying that around the ball and then rolling it for a bit. Contact Cleaner would also work :)

[romolos]

In my case it was only a problem with filth.
I solved it without disassembling, just pushing the ball with a finger towards not working edge and with the other finger tryng to roll in the opposite direction.

Now it seems to work quite well, even if I still can't undestand why in htc did not think to an easy system for cleaning.

[jazzymc]

Hey guys I've just resolved the exact problem on my Artemis, thank you for the idea, it was only dirty and I've spray it with little screen cleaning liquid ( it doesn't contain alcohol) and after 2-3 rols the left side is working again :)