Updated Ploopy Trackball Kit Assembly (markdown)
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@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ Prepare the following parts:
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- 3x roller bearing dowels
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- 3x MR63ZZ roller bearings
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## Step 24.5: Clear out the scroll wheel hole in the top
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## Step 25: Clear out the scroll wheel hole in the top
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@ -181,36 +181,36 @@ Prepare the following parts:
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- Use a small amount of force; if the whole is loosened too much, the scroll wheel will jostle in an unpleasant way during regular use
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- Make sure that the Allen key is inserted all of the way into the hole, so as to clear or crush obstructions
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## Step 25: Put threaded inserts into top
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## Step 26: Put threaded inserts into top
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Take your time and go slowly. A soldering iron temperature of 220C or 430F is hot enough.
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## Step 26: Prepare the Bearing Press Jig
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## Step 27: Prepare the Bearing Press Jig
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The bearing press comes in official Ploopy kits only.
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## Step 27: Insert the roller bearing and a Roller Bearing Dowel into the halves of the Bearing Press Jig
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## Step 28: Insert the roller bearing and a Roller Bearing Dowel into the halves of the Bearing Press Jig
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## Step 28: Press the halves of the Bearing Press Jig together
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## Step 29: Press the halves of the Bearing Press Jig together
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This may require a surprising amount of force. Try your best not to bend the Roller Bearing Dowel, but if you do, there should be spares with your kit parts.
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## Step 29: Remove the bearing from the Bearing Press Jig and repeat two more times
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## Step 30: Remove the bearing from the Bearing Press Jig and repeat two more times
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At the end, all of your bearings should look like this.
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## Step 30: Insert roller bearings into top
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## Step 31: Insert roller bearings into top
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- Ensure that the bearings are pressed all the way into the case. If the bearings aren't seated all the way, there's a good chance that the ball will become badly scratched.
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- Needle nose pliers or some similar tool can be used to ensure that the bearing is fully seated.
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## Step 31: Put the top onto the base
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## Step 32: Put the top onto the base
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To put the Top on:
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- Align the USB-B connector with the Top.
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- Put your thumb on the primary buttons and your index and middle finger on the secondary buttons, and depress the buttons gently. (They should click.)
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- Pull the Top off.
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- [Here's a video showing the above steps.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlaOSYDtQRs)
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## Step 32: Insert the screws into the base and apply the friction pads
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## Step 33: Insert the screws into the base and apply the friction pads
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Two of the holes are for the countersunk screws, and two are for the socket cap screws. It should be pretty evident which of these is which.
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## Step 33: Insert the ball
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## Step 34: Insert the ball
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Depending on slight size variations, you might need to push the ball in with some force, but it shouldn't require a large amount of force.
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## Step 34: Verify that the Ploopy Trackball is working correctly
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## Step 35: Verify that the Ploopy Trackball is working correctly
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Plug the trackball into your computer. The buttons should be clicking, and if you move the ball, it should move the cursor.
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If the buttons are stuck, take the top off and adjust the primary and secondary buttons by rotating them slightly in their bases and trying again.
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## Step 35: Spin the ball to break in the bearings
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## Step 36: Spin the ball to break in the bearings
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The bearings are a bit scratchy when they're new. To prevent them from jumping around during initial use, spin the ball with some Latin dance vigour for about three minutes. That should be enough to break them in.
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## Step 36: All done!
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## Step 37: All done!
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Congrats, you finished building the Ploopy Trackball!
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It's done! Love it, use it, but don't you dare abuse it!
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