>Hi Folks,
>
>I've been having some trouble lately with my 2400's mouse button not
>always responding properly. I've read about this problem previously,
>and suspect it's dirty underneath. Does anyone out there know how to
>safely remove the button and clean it? Instructions for this used to
>be posted on the Mac2400 web site (on the "old" hardware page), but
>they appear to have been taken down.
>
Here is my original post on the subject about a year ago:
At 12:42 PM -0800 1/25/99, chuck goolsbee wrote:
>On the suggestion of some other folks on the list (The thread was called
>"The Clicker Mystery Solved (????)" last Nov/Dec) I did the following
>procedure myself a while ago and have been very happy since then:
>
> | __________ |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | | | |
> | /^| |----------| |^\ |
> | / +--------------+ \ |
> | \____-----------_____/ |
> |______________________***______________________|
> ^ ^
> | |
> Here and here
>
>
>First pop off the button itself by using a very thin object such as a
>jewelers flat bladed screwdriver and inserting it in the spaces indicated
>above.
>
>Inside you will see the "clicker" is composed of two parts. One is a
>"stick" and the other is a "bubble" that the stick clicks when depressed. I
>added some narrow strips of tape to the "stick" side of the clicker to
>increase its size. You may need to try different tape or use a thin tape
>and add several strips to achieve the feel you are looking for. I used 3
>strips if pretty thin tape. This seems to have completely solved my (very
>irritating) "clicker problem."
>
>
>I don't know what long-term affects it may have on my hardware, but I
>really don't care if it works the way I want it to. However - that said,
>the usual caveats about opening your own box, voiding your warranty, etc of
>self-surgery apply here. Don't hold me, or the list responsible if you
>break your own stuff.
>
>
>Good luck!
BTW: it still works fine.
--chuck
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