X68000 Mouse Ball Replacement

[famiac]

Does anybody know the diameter of the older style mouse ball? Mine needs replacement...

Thanks guys.

[famiac]

Bump! I'm talking about the ball in the track ball mouse. Come on guys! This could be useful. I don't want a perfectly good mouse to stay useless forever.

[kamiboy]

On my XVI compact mouse it is approximately 2cm.

[famiac]

Thanks. I'm guessing the track  ball mouse has a 7/8 inch ball.

[famiac]

So i finally found a decent replacement. The mouse ball is a non-standard size (around 23mm)

I replaced it with a ball bearing, and it works pretty darn well. Just posting so that people who have the same problem in the future can know what to do

[paulokinho]

Hello @famiac , would you sharing where did you find the ball bearing that you used?

[opooly]

@famiac Interested as well if you can share.
Thanks

[z964]

I tried a 23mm ball bearing from this ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/335131689684?var=544365350519

It works better than an original mouse ball for me, but sure does make the mouse a lot louder.

[opooly]

I tried a 23mm ball bearing from this ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/335131689684?var=544365350519

It works better than an original mouse ball for me, but sure does make the mouse a lot louder.

Thanks!

[paulokinho]

I tried a 23mm ball bearing from this ebay seller: https://www.ebay.com/itm/335131689684?var=544365350519

It works better than an original mouse ball for me, but sure does make the mouse a lot louder.

Thank you!