how to clean my mouse
I use a ball mouse noot an optical one and its a bit dirty inside.
it just keeps jumping over that little spot where i want it to go how do you clean a mouse what do you use.
Please help it annoying me sooooooooooooooo much.
I use a ball mouse noot an optical one and its a bit dirty inside.
it just keeps jumping over that little spot where i want it to go how do you clean a mouse what do you use.
Please help it annoying me sooooooooooooooo much.
chrishirst posted this at 12:42 — 7th May 2005.
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Google
baldrick posted this at 12:52 — 7th May 2005.
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Thanks
mairving posted this at 15:07 — 7th May 2005.
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$8.00 for a Logitech Optical mouse and well worth it.
wwwben posted this at 00:06 — 8th May 2005.
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really the best way to do this is to take a butter knifa and scrape the long skinny rollers inside the mouse including the diagonal facing small one and then get a new mousepad that doesn't shed (hard plastic top) and wioe the ball with somthing like a pan scrubber! bingo works like new!
demonhale posted this at 09:16 — 29th May 2005.
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Should I post this on my website??? He he he, just joking.
Anyways, for quick cleaning, roll the lock at the bottom of your mouse (usually the circular ring around the ball) just follow the arrow directions to unlock, See that there are 3 rollers, two wide and one narrow, The wide ones are important coz they are the left-right, forward-backward rollers, clean them with a slightly rough cloth, including the narrow roller which the purpose of is to lock the mouse into place for a snugger rolling. Now after cleaning, drop a plastic oil or toy grease, or just basic oil on the roller handle(dont drop oil on the roller).
to clean it thoroughly, unscrew the screw and open up the mouse, it wont break anyway, then clean the same way as above only inside... you could adjust the photodiode inside to correct mouse movement... you could also clean the roller groves inside(teeth of the roller) to increase mouse sensitivity.
optical is good but when editing some graphics other than the slate i like the trackball coz i feel the groove on the pad which makes me more responsive to what im editing...
mairving posted this at 12:57 — 30th May 2005.
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I use trackballs on all my computers. They have several advantages. One is that it is more precise movements. Another is that it helps prevent carpal tunnel. Still another is that most people hate them and won't use your computer because of it.
Mark Irving
I have a mind like a steel trap; it is rusty and illegal in 47 states
dhotchin posted this at 18:29 — 30th May 2005.
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Get a new one....
wwwben posted this at 05:05 — 31st May 2005.
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ok ... first of all if your going to use an optical mouse dump the mousepad and run it on your desk. or a VERY smooth hard topped mouse pad. and i have 4 types of mouse type input devices (optical,trackball,glidepoint,and regular ball mouse) and I prefer the regular mouse over all. Probably just what i am used to, but the biggest downfall with optical is that the bottom surface can become scratched and that cannot be repaired. The regular mouse just needs a good cleaning occasionally.
andy206uk posted this at 12:35 — 31st May 2005.
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On the subject of optical mice... if you are going to use a mousepad make sure it doesn't have any red or dark oranges on it as it can screw up the tracking on the mouse and make it jerky over the red bits.
Andy
dhotchin posted this at 22:15 — 31st May 2005.
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You learn new things every day..... good tip there andy206uk.
JeevesBond posted this at 11:47 — 1st June 2005.
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Indeed, I wasn't aware the subject of mice could be so information rich
baldrick posted this at 12:10 — 1st June 2005.
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This makes me realise that you cant take your mice for granted. What would you do without your little squeeking pal.
JeevesBond posted this at 12:13 — 1st June 2005.
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LOL, perhaps we should setup a "Care for Mice" institution, the RSPCA can confiscate animals that are mistreated and ban people from owning pets. Perhaps the same action needs to be taken with people who mistreat their mice? I know I'll never bash my mouse in frustration again!
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demonhale posted this at 22:10 — 1st June 2005.
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My friend fritz called me up one morning coz he has a problem with his mouse and he wants help figuring the problem out. I went to their house and as I arrived he told me that his mouse went intirely non functional, So I asked what happened, and he said it just went dead, so I said "That explains why i smell something stinky when I entered your room" , "Youre mice died, im very sorry, lets get a shovel and bury that poor thing". Until now fritz never called me again to help him fix a mouse.
:explode:
baldrick posted this at 19:27 — 7th June 2005.
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yes ladies and gentelmen (i just noticed no girls posted on this subject) its that time again, time to clean my mouse because it got dirty again. at least now i have a veitey of ways to clean it. some of the most novel being a butter knife and a google search. Ya know it just hit me mybe i should clean my mouse mat
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