[ILUG] Cleaning mouse balls

[Gareth Eason]

    Yeah - tried it... blah blah blah.. didn't fix problem. Done it on a 
number of mice. They just wear out!

    Regards,
    -->Gar


Paul Jakma wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Gareth Eason wrote:
>
>>   I find that they (normal ball mice) lose their accuracy tracking 
>> and tend to start sticking and becoming slightly erratic after about 
>> a 2 ~ 2.5 year period of heavy usage.
>
>
> Right, which is what happens if:
>
>> Paul Jakma wrote:
>
>
>>> If you dont clean them, sure.
>>
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Take the mouse apart, soak the ball in water+mild soap, clean the 
> rollers, hey presto.. good as new..
>
> regards,