On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 7:05 AM, Dale Hoffman <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Jan 28, 2010, at 6:50 PM, Dale Hoffman wrote: > > I've got a "bar of soap" scroll button mouse that is beginning to get a >> bit "scratchy". >> (snip) >> >> Has anyone used any of the aerosol electronic contact cleaning products to >> clean deep down in this device? >> Or maybe suggest another solution? >> > > Thanks all, especially Jim whose confidence inspiring detailed > description. > I worked the "upside down with micro fiber cloth" solution first and that > probably would have sufficed, but opted for the full surgical treatment just > to see what it was like. I cleaned plenty of lint from the main cavity and > some crud from the underside of the cowl which covers the tiny track ball. I > decided not to re-glue the bezel, rather to secure it with thinly cut strips > of tape. > > _________________________________________________________________________________ > The local university has hundreds of these. I have often done emergency field surgery on one or another just to get some work done. Imagine thousands of students everyday filling these little guys with skin flakes every day. -- 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
