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[Ben Klammer]

I can imagin my first post being a 'it's broken, how fix' kinda thing is a bad first impresion, but these forums do look interesting, and there are many other things I might want to talk about, but here's my issue at the moment. I have a track ball for my Atari 2600/7800. And, simply put, it only works left/right, not up/down. Buttons are ok, too. However, my trackball looks a tad different then most I've seen online. The biggest difference is the two buttons are trapazoid shaped, rather than circles. And the ball is yellow. Otherwise, it looks the same, so I hope that means the internals are the same, too. And yes, I cleaned it. Made the buttons more responsive, but still no up and down. I'm not really able to order any replacement parts, so if I can fix it at home, I will. And I can. Any suggestions on how to fix it are appreciated. Also, I'm not sure of the model number. All it has is a sticker with 'KMO342' and 'Made is U.S.A.' on the plastic.And there's a switch with TB and JS, which I know JS means make it work like a joystick (what I set it to) and TB makes it analog, for compatible games. So again, thanks for any suggestions, and more details will be provided upon request.

[Ben Klammer]

UPDATE- Found out one of the wires that goes from the circuit board to the main cable (to Atari) fell off. It was just a friction fit, so I slid it back on, and my problem was half fixed. Down workes, but up still dosent. Left, right, and buttons all still work as before. I tried cleaning every one of the connections with water and a cotton swab rubdown, but that had no effect. the next thing I guess would be to check that all the wires work and have no cuts. I'm assuming this means the sensor works?

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE- Tested all the wires that go from the controller to the system, all work fine.

Edited by Ben Klammer, Thu Jan 12, 2012 6:31 PM.

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help needed! anyone?

[Ben Klammer]

Yhis thread now has absolutly no point to exsist. I made another one elsewhere with a better title to get more attention (which it did), and I fixed the Trak-Ball all by myself last night after realizing two wires were in the wrong spot. I hadn't noticed it before because the lable saying which colour wire goes where was partialy obscured by a foam pad. Anyway, moderators, this thread now has no purpose. Please close it. Thanks.