Description
The Ploopy Thumb Trackball includes a completely-assembled trackball, fully tested that is ready to use right out of the box.
Included with every Thumb Trackball Full Kit:
3D-printed parts
- Top
- 3x roller bearing dowels
- Scroll wheel
- Scroll wheel holder
- Scroll wheel spring
- Large buttons
- Small buttons
- Base
Electronics
- Completely assembled and programmed electronics assembly
Hardware
- 10x No. 2 x 3/8″ flat-head plastic screw
- 3x MR63ZZ roller bearings
- 1x 3mm x 18mm metal dowels
- 2x 213 O-ring
- 4x friction pads
- 1x 1.5″ snooker ball
You can find full assembly instructions on our Github wiki. But…you don’t need them, since this comes fully-assembled!
Wedges are available! They rotate the Thumb by 20 degrees. If you’re looking for one, choose the option at checkout.
New ball colours are now available! If you’ve ever wanted a more exotic colour for your Thumb Trackball, now you can have one! We mostly receive Red balls, but we receive a small handful of other colours with every shipment of balls that we get. They’re harder to get and a bit rarer, so get yours while you can! We’ve got multiple colours to choose from:
- Classic Red
- Bumblebee Yellow
- Salmon Pink
- Emerald Blue
- Eggshell White
- Dung Beetle Brown
Default firmware
The Ploopy Trackball ships with QMK preloaded. Currently, we’re shipping with version 0.14.17. You can find our fork of the QMK firmware here.
Want to load new firmware onto your Ploopy Trackball? Loading new firmware is fast and easy, and doesn’t require anything except your computer. Check out our guide here. It includes a full set of instructions on loading new firmware. You can load new firmware with tools like QMK Toolbox or the QMK Configurator.
Note:
Because this trackball has roller bearings, it’s noticeably louder that other trackballs. It makes a sort of scratchy grinding noise when the ball is moved. It’s a noise that you will notice during use. Please keep this in mind before ordering.
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