Mouse Cleanout?

[Alaron]

I have a cheap two button wheel mouse that has been on the fritz lately. It began to start taking multiple clicks to get it to register on screen and the trackball was a bit sticky. I cleaned the ball but the cicking problem is still there. I restarted, re-installed the drivers with no luck. Thats when I began to think its just gunked up under the button.I hooked up an old mouse because it was anoying but I thought Id ask for advice. Any other ideas? If not, how is the best way to clean it out?
Thanks in Advance.

[Colonel Sanders]

I guess just unscrew the screws on the bottom, and see what the inside looks like. I can probbaly snap the buttons on/off to clean them. If no screws on bottom, except the loss and take a knife and try to crack the two havles apart, afterall it was a cheapo right? Word of advice: if the scrool wheel stops working you probbably need a new mouse. My old mouse had a scrool wheel that was basically locked in place, I took it apart, took the wheel out, cleaned every piece of dirt and hair I could see, but it made no differnece .

Logan

[azscary]

Replacement mouse = $20

Gas to the store = $5

Aggravation at old mouse = $250

Time spent in cleaning $25

Swinging the old mouse around your head and bashing into a brick wall and watching the annoying little B&@$%~! fly apart in pieces = PRICELESS!

[Streams]

Give it a bath






PS: dont take this seriosly

[HAL9000]

Originally posted by Streams Give it a bath PS: dont take this seriosly

Spray it down with WD40, it's quite enough to do the trick.

[morriswindgate]

Go spen $19.99 on a Logitech Optical mouse. What usually happens with the sticking buttons is that the momentary micro-switches are getting dirty inside ot the springs are getting weak and these are not cleanable.

[Alaron]

@Hal9000 - I can do that, but where should I spray exactly? I dont think I should be bathing it.

@morriswindgate - I might just do that. I think that may be the case.

I cleaned it out last night as best I could but I havent hooked it back up to see if my cleaning had any effect. Ill let you all know what happened in a few hours.
-LATA

[HAL9000]

I've always sprayed down the micro switches pretty heavily, but hold the mouse in such a way that excess drips off towards the ground or something. Use some compressed air to blow off the excess, use a paper towel and/or q-tip and some windex if you need to clean up any oily spots afterwards

[LawyerRon]

Throw that old mouse as far as you can and get a Logitec Optical Mouse. You'll thank yourself over and over.

[hamb1028]

I usually take the screw out, separate the halves, pick the gunge off the little rollers that contact the wheel, clean the wheel using alcohol, reassemble, and it is happy for three weeks.

[HAL9000]

I have to agree with Ron though, get an optical. I have 2 of the Logitechs and will never go back to a ball mouse again.

[Alaron]

Even though its been awhile, I just wanted everyone to know that I just picked up the Logictech Optical you all recommended. I got 2, one for my present comp and one for my new build. Thanks for all your help!

PS - I think I might smash my old one for the heck of it azscary. Then Ill put all the broken peices on a shelf as a warning to all other nonbehaving mice. LOL.

[homer15]

Originally posted by azscary Replacement mouse = $20 Gas to the store = $5 Aggravation at old mouse = $250 Time spent in cleaning $25 Swinging the old mouse around your head and bashing into a brick wall and watching the annoying little B&@$%~! fly apart in pieces = PRICELESS!

$250 for aggravation?! jeez

[glc]

I just retired my old 3 button Logitech ball mouse - still working perfectly, had to clean the rollers about every 3 months. Traded a used Winmodem for a new MS Ineellimouse Optical - I love the feel and the wheel.