i singlehandedly un****ed my mouse.

[inferno]

my computer mouse started acting weird after about 2-3 years, its started doing fast "double clicks" or not responding at all. and the fast double clicks usually ended up it deleting all my text i was writing.

so i opened that sucker up with screwdriver, and there were 2 tiny switches where the buttons hit. i sprayed deoxidizer/contact spray in these. did about 100 clicks. then blew the solvents out. then reassembled it and it works! and no double clicks or any other crap!

you can do it too. i guess it works for all types of switches and buttons.

 

[bkultra]

Or spend the $10 on a new mouse 3years ago?

 

[inferno]

no. i feel they should last more than 2 years. and they do mechanically. but its always those ****** switches that dies first. but now i know the switches are not actually dead. you can revive them! and i just did.

 

[WPerry]

I fixed my last mouse and got the left switch to work again... but it lost its click. That lack of tactile/audible feedback bugged me, so I bought a new one, anyway.

 

[inferno]

spray some deoxit or contact spray in the switch man! it really works.

i have no idea for how long this will work, but it seems good now at least.

i'm guessing its an oxide that forms on the contacts and that creates the double clicks. and now i just dissolved it. i might get another 2 years.

 

[daveb]

Use that mouse to go to Amazon, scroll to find a new one you like and click on it. .

 

[bkultra]

Oh ****, Dave just gave computer advise I agree with... The world really is ending.

 

[panda]

Or spend the $10 on a new mouse 3years ago?

^this

 

[McMan]

Change the "M" to an "SP" and you've got a world of problems...

 

[panda]

i freaking love this mouse https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Cross-Computer-Control/dp/B071VK5KXN
works on any surface, dont need no stinkin mouse pad, i did add those slippery teflon feet though that the gamer dudes use just cause i like accuracy.

 

[captaincaed]

Yeah I just got one, much love.
Mx master is awesome at home

 

[Michi]

i freaking love this mouse https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Cross-Computer-Control/dp/B071VK5KXN

No good for gaming. (Anything wireless is no good for gaming, no matter who makes it, because of the high latency.) For everyone else, it's a great mouse

 

[Marek07]

I recall cleaning meeses back when they used balls. Good grief they collected muck! Never needed to do so with optical ones.

Like @panda, I love the Logitech MX range. Got a Performance MX that has served me flawlessly for a long time... even coped with some gaming - though not the online variety. And it'll work on any surface - even body parts!

 

[Marek07]

I love Scotty's approach to using a mouse in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

Or spend the $10 on a new mouse 3years ago?

He didn’t say he has been struggling with it for 2-3 years, he said it’s 2-3 years old. I buy cheap ones so 2-3 years is probably about right before it’s time to replace.

 

[Johnny.B.Good]

i freaking love this mouse https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Anywhere-Wireless-Cross-Computer-Control/dp/B071VK5KXN
works on any surface, dont need no stinkin mouse pad, i did add those slippery teflon feet though that the gamer dudes use just cause i like accuracy.

Added to my list for when current mouse gives up the ghost.