| From: | Andrew Crowe |
| Date: | 13 Aug 2000 at 16:25:33 |
| Subject: | Re: Optical mouse (mice?) |
Hi Everybody,
>
>> this mouse is totaly cool, it's light (a pun?) & all three buttons
>> work the only problem is it's about 6-7 years old now, maybe more,
>> & the buttons are getting a little dodgy so I want to know if
>> anyone out there knows of anywhere
>
> I had problems with the buttons on mine too - but it was actually
> due to breaks in the cable. I think there's a hack on Aminet for
> re-cabling one of these mice.
Yeah, if you have a pair of pliers or metal cutters, try squeezing
the mouse plug (the thinner bit at the end). This may sound like a
silly idea, but most mouse problems are caused by the metal
connectors at the end not making contact.
Also, if it's the actual button mechanism, then what I did with my
optical mouse (may have been the same type :) was to swap the actual
left and middle swiches by unsoldering them.
Of course, when my mouse finally broke, I changed to a Wizard
mouse, they're very good and I'd recommend them, even if you liked
the optical one :)
See ya :)
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