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Elcom users - Do Elcom products last over the long haul? (and M-XT4DR Question)

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RSMilward:
I've had both a left- and right-handed Elecom EX-G (M-XT4DR and M-XT3DR) since mid-2020. I replaced the bearings with ceramic balls from eBay (https://www.ebay.com/itm/371912447892), and that made a big difference. I'm planning to replace the main switches when they get more erratic - it's getting to where I have to push them at just the right spot for them to register. But overall I've been very pleased with them.
Let me suggest: https://www.trackballmouse.org/elecom-trackball-range-explained/ and https://michtw.blogspot.com/2018/07/elecom-ex-g-zippy-df3-p1l0-disassembly.html [run it through Google Translate]. And I'm using EitherMouse so I have 2 separate cursors: https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3648 -- this is great for my 2-monitor setup.

Stupidface:

--- Quote from: RSMilward on Mon, 07 February 2022, 12:25:00 ---I'm planning to replace the main switches when they get more erratic - it's getting to where I have to push them at just the right spot for them to register.

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May I ask how many months it took for the switches to get to the point where you started encountering this?  And was this after daily or occasional use?

(I understand you have had Elecom products since mid-2020.  However, I am wondering whether you were using them on a day-to-day or on a more sporadic basis.)

Blamas:
I'v been using the deft pro for a little bit more than a year with the stock bearings. Everything is fine, just need to often clean the bearings, my only issue with their products is the software and lack of onboard memory for profiles.

xtrafrood:
Replaced my Elecom Huge bearings with Uxcell 2.5mm Ceramic Bearing Balls on day one (March 2021).  It's a little difficult to clean around the trackball shell, and the foam padding was marred by my lava hands, but it's still perfectly usable.  Great accuracy and movement too.

atarione:
I got this for my birthday nearly 1 yrs ago...  I didn't like the stock grey ball at all so I quickly order a Perixx replacement.    As it turns out I don't use this as much as thought I would,  I have a twitch in my hands and the thumball is hard for me to keep still/ on target.. However I do use this a few times a week, and lately have been trying to use it more to see if I can get the hang of it..   I wish the larger models where available in Lefthanded versions however.      Mine works fine (other than my own twitchy hand that is).. still about 1yr on.. but it hasn't been used extensively.   I would say that the materials used don't feel premium.. the plastic feels pretty cheap honestly... I wish there were more lefty options out there but there isn't much.
 

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