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Kensington Slimblade – one button won't click
Posted: 17 May 2013, 20:14
by Grond
I bought a second hand Kensington Slimblade a couple of weeks ago. Used to work fine until today. Now the lower left button – the standard click by default – just stopped working. I tried to open up the trackball and re-assembled it. The button was working again for some hours... now it's gone again. What can I do about this? Of course I have three working buttons left and I can reprogram click to one of them, but it's annoying nonetheless.
Posted: 17 May 2013, 20:31
by Daniel
Is there a possibility of desoldering it?
Posted: 17 May 2013, 20:56
by Grond
Maybe so. Each button has a microswitch soldered to the pcb. But even if it's possible, I don't have tools or ability to do it.
Posted: 20 May 2013, 14:27
by Grond
Would anyone fix this for me? I think I could ship the trackball without the ball in a small envelope. And of course I would pay or trade something for repair!
Posted: 21 May 2013, 12:42
by Grond
After five days not working, apparently it has resurrected by itself and works fine now! Wtf!? I hope it's going to last.