Quickmarch 488 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Yesterday, I booted up AH with the intention of doing some business. Did I ever! During the process, the AH "Fleet" page was open. I always check this first to see if there's any maintenance (or hopefully not, repairs) needed before the days flying starts. One thing I noted is that my TrackBall was a bit 'draggy'. This happens periodically unless you pull out the little ball and clean the contact points as they build up a bit of dust. Kind of like what your wife calls 'Dust Bunnies' - you know, the ones that live under the bed. Imagine my surprise (read chagrin) when I completed the cleaning job only to find I'd sold a $40M airplane, my B738, for $15M. So, lesson learned - clean up the dust bunnies before booting the computer. Now, I'm off to buy another airplane. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I think I have the same trackball (Logitech MH570) and the same problem with dirt collecting on the ball contact points requiring a 90 second cleaning operation once in a while. Not sure if you're aware of it but there's a little slide switch on the bottom of the trackball. Shut it off before cleaning and you can avoid that problem. Live and learn, eh? Sincere sympathies. John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brett 2,225 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 I hate when that happens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Coffee 2,030 Posted December 3, 2015 Report Share Posted December 3, 2015 Ouch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quickmarch 488 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Turn it off? Remarkable idea! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wain 879 Posted December 4, 2015 Report Share Posted December 4, 2015 Sounds like a painful experiance...hope you have large bundles of cash... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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