It might be of interest here, I have the current wireless Apple mouse with a new iMac, the mouse has a fixed internal battery with a USB port for recharging, like a phone. It's quite handy to not have to worry about batteries, and the system tells you when the battery level is low.
David Noel On 19 December 2016 at 17:22, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Steven All my batteries are Apple batteries and a good snug fit > Severin Crisp > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: [email protected] > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > On 19 Dec. 2016, at 17:19, Stephen Chape <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Severin. > Mine is December 2012, so 4 years old. > I used to have issues with is disconnecting and reconnecting a lot. > Then I read about AA batteries being slightly different lengths. > So I was advised to put some small pieces of folded aluminium foil at the > terminal ends. > This has the effect of packing out the battery and compensating for the > shorter ones. > > I did this for about 12 months and had very little problem. > But I eventually removed the foil and since then no problems. > I must have acquired longer batteries lately ! > > I just wish Apple would produce a wired magic mouse ! > I get a bit fed up with changing batteries. > That is why my keyboard is wired with a full numeric keypad. > > On 19 Dec. 2016, at 4:34 pm, Severin Crisp <[email protected]> wrote: > > What is the usual lifetime of a Magic Mouse. Mine is about 4 years old and > has done a fair but not excessive amount of work. Of late it is > misbehaving - not registering - the second click of a double click. At > times it is fine, at others it is not. I have brushed around the lights > and the battery is good. One click mousing is OK. Is there a known > solution or should I just put out a quick call to Santa Claus? > Severin Crisp > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: [email protected] > ____________________________________________________ > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
