• BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, READ THIS FIRST.
  • Main Instructions
  • Step 1: Get the necessary tools
  • Step 2: Prepare the 3D-printed parts for the electronics assembly
  • Step 3: Prepare the electronics assembly jig
  • Step 4: Prepare the PCBs
  • Step 5: Attach the PCB anchor to the base PCB
  • Step 6: Attach the vertical PCB to the PCB anchor
  • Step 7: Insert the PCBs into the electronics assembly jig
  • Step 8: Solder the pads of the base PCB and vertical PCB
  • Step 9: Remove the completed electronics assembly from the assembly jig
  • Step 10: Remove support material from 3D-printed parts
  • Step 11: Prepare the scroll wheel holder
  • Step 12: Insert scroll wheel holder into scroll wheel holder holder
  • Step 13: Insert scroll wheel holder holder into electronics assembly
  • Step 14: Preparing the base
  • Step 15: Put threaded inserts into base
  • Step 16: Assembling the base
  • Step 17: Place electronics assembly onto base
  • Step 18: Screw secondary buttons into base
  • Step 19: Prepare scroll wheel
  • Step 20: Insert dowels into scroll wheel
  • Step 21: Thread silicone ring onto scroll wheel
  • Step 22: Insert scroll wheel into base
  • Step 23: Screw primary buttons into base
  • Step 24: Preparing the top
  • Step 25: Clear out the scroll wheel hole in the top
  • Step 26: Put threaded inserts into top
  • Step 27: Prepare the Bearing Press Jig
  • Step 28: Insert the roller bearing and a Roller Bearing Dowel into the halves of the Bearing Press Jig
  • Step 29: Press the halves of the Bearing Press Jig together
  • Step 30: Remove the bearing from the Bearing Press Jig and repeat two more times
  • Step 31: Insert roller bearings into top
  • Step 32: Put the top onto the base
  • Step 33: Insert the screws into the base and apply the friction pads
  • Step 34: Insert the ball
  • Step 35: Verify that the Ploopy Trackball is working correctly
  • Step 36: Spin the ball to break in the bearings
  • Step 37: All done!