Microsoft Trackball Optical Problems

[owensdj]

My Microsoft Trackball Optical(thumb ball) is having problems. After just a day or two of use, the ball started getting harder to move and doesn't move smoothly. The Logitech thumb trackball I had before this one had a way to take out the ball and clean the junk inside to get it moving smoothly again. How do I do that with the Microsoft?

 

[QTPie]

is there a small hole under the base? my Trackball Optical Explorer has a hole at the bottom so that I can put my finger into it to push the ball out.

 

[owensdj]

QTPie, yes it does. I had no idea you could just pop out the ball like that. Thanks a lot.