mouse troubbles

[goldeneye]

I've recently been having some mouse troubble,  i'm not sure what it is..maybe I need to clean it?

Like when I'm playing quake, and moving the mouse to keep up with the guy, the mouse all of a sudden won't move, and I have to shake the mouse to get it to move.  Or pick it up again, and by that time I'm fragged http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif.  Also this just started happening so I know it isn't my system

If it is cleaning my mouse needs, I've never done it, and it hasn't been cleaned in like 2 years or so.  so how would I go about that, I know how to take the ball out http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[brightman]

The easiest solution: get a trackball or an optical mouse http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif Too bad you will have to shell out some precious $$$.

[Angel316]

It could be Sub7... that thing is pain in the ***.

[metaphysics]

he got his prob. solved with my solution, u just gotta scrape all the dirt off with your fingernails...

[Edea]

I just use a cotton swab dipped in cleaning solution to clean the dirt. Much more sanitary.  http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif  (and no dirt falls back into the mouse that way)

[strider]

How does dirt get in there to begin with? i don't understand why mine's dirty too. the pad is clean and you're hands aren't greasy right(unless eating while using the mouse).

[brightman]

There are still dust and dirt in the mousepad and mouseball even if you can't see them. It just gathers up there. Plus the mouse ball seems to attact dust and dirt...

That's why I love my optical mouse. Before I had to take my mouseball out for cleaning every hour. Now I don't get any problems at all.

[The Tick]

If you ask me, it's more like rubber that gets melted by the friction when you move the mouse...

[Metalgear]

lol doesnt say much for ur cleaning brigtman well GE  do wat i do get a needle and just take off the big roll of dirt not hard 2 miss around the wheel thingys (dunno technical name) oh yea should clean it more often once every 4months for me casue if there is a big build up hard 2 get off i peeled off like 4mm THICK string of dirt may not sound like a lot but its a dam lot

[The Tick]

Egad, that's HUGE, metal! How long did you wait to clean that one?

[ksk h2o]

many a mouse has gone to rodent heaven due to the accumulation of dirt.  I remember one puppy having the dirt rings grown to cover all of the roller.  Needless to say it was useless and the roller broke while trying to clean it.  Even though I LOVE my trackball it slao seems to get plagued with the same dirt problem eventually.

[Waz]

It's a satisfying feeling to sucessfully remove a huge wadge of gunk from your mouse.

[Edea]

Hey Waz! I'm gonna be the first to welcome you to Emuxhaven! You are gonna like it here. http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif And you are right...it is a satisfying feeling  http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

[Waz]

http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
Thanks for the warm welcome

[emuxhaven]

Ah let me be the second to welcome you and all our new members too, to Emu X Haven !

[Cero]

#3. Welcome waz. Enjoy ur stay  http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Reina]

#4
Welcome to emuXHaven...

And actually the reason so much dust gets on the ball and the bars is because dust is created (mostly) by dead skin... and one of the body's lead producers of dead skin is the hand... the rest you can figure out... http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[Rodney Jason]

all i gota say is BAH to mouses with balls i love my optical wireless mouse http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Angel316]

^-I'm with stupid ^_- , & Welcome to emuxhaven Waz!

[Waz]

You're a friendly lot..
http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Half Man Half Badger]

heres a little tip from me..

when you open up your mouse to clean it, get some superglue and gently dab a small coating over the contact points of the ball and rollers. be very careful when doing this, as exess drippage will lead to inevitable mouse #### up.. also wear gloves.. this will help prolong your mouse's life before the next cleaning time comes around

[brightman]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Waz @ May 16 2002,05:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">You're a friendly lot..
http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
People just want to boost their post counts with welcomes... &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Glad to see ya man... &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[Edea]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (brightman @ May 16 2002,19:06)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Waz @ May 16 2002,05:45)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">You're a friendly lot..
http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
People just want to boost their post counts with welcomes... *http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

Glad to see ya man... *http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif[/b][/quote]
Actually no Bright, I told them that Waz was a really cool guy and that he deserved a warm welcome from everyone! To me it's a pleasure to have Waz here! Bah to post count! &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif

[brightman]

I know, I know, I was kidding. &nbsp;http://www.emuxhaven.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

Back to the topic, I don't like wireless mouses--mice? I think mouses is the computer peripheral and mice is the animal--anyway, because the one that came with my computer kept doing weird things to the cursor. I think it was just cheap.

[The Tick]

(Off topic again: Welcome, Waz! Hope ya stay for a long time! Also, seems that Sephiroth avatar is pretty attractive. All our new members seem to choose it.)

[ksk h2o]

Ah hello Waz, hello badger... it's allways a great feeling to see great new members join a forum you visit. *I hope you'll hang around and help the place grow.

off topic, I know... I follow trends... #### bellbottoms!

[edit:] &nbsp;bugger bellbottoms, or blooping bellbottoms, suthhering suthhathash!



Last edited by ksk h2o at May 20 2002,05:01

[Angel316]

err.. not sure what to think..... Austin Powers?