On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Dale Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote:
> I've got a "bar of soap" scroll button mouse that is beginning to get a bit > "scratchy". > > The ball doesn't rotate as smoothly as it should and cursor action is > beginning to suffer. > > I don't see a way to disassemble this thing and attempts to disrupt any > sediment by blowing air down around the orifice hasn't worked. > > Has anyone used any of the aerosol electronic contact cleaning products to > clean deep down in this device? > Or maybe suggest another solution? > > _____________________________________________________________________________ > I have used isopropyl alcohol to soak into the mechanisms of mice when I could not get them apart. also I have used WD 40 with success.. I have never in over a decade and a half of such use witnessed any harmful effects to rubber, plastic or metal with either one. this is with mice from many manufacturers on three different hardware platforms. The wire to the mouse will ( and has ) wear out long before any corrosion or rubber loss will be found. -- Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer http://www.linkedin.com /in/fluxstreamcommunications http://flux-influx.blogspot.com/ http://fluxdreams.designbinder.com/ http://twitter.com/FluxStringer http://mog.com/FluxMuse -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
