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Mouse Scroll Wheel - Help!
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I know from everything posted here and elsewhere that a lot of people have problems with that little scroll ball. I personally love the mouse and use the black cloth supplied with my iMac on the mouse every few days. It appears dirt, oil, and whatever else is on your hands easily gunks up the ball, so keeping it clean is the first priority. Hopefully, cleaning it now will help in your case.
The scroll wheel is probably just dirty. A tip that I picked up in another thread was to turn it upside rub the scroll wheel around in all directions a few times on a clean sheet of paper (does that make sense?). I did that, except on my mouse pad and it worked. Only the thing was clogged up again in no time. I have since bought another mouse that doesn't suck. There are a number of threads regarding people's favorite mice.
My advice is, just keep cleaning it as needed or get a better mouse.
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The instruction manual for the Mighty Mouse sais to clean the ball on a lint-free cloth, like your pants (assuming they aren't relatively new or dirty). Turn it upside-down and rub the ball in all directions quickly for 30 seconds.
I think they said that to see how much dirt was really in there.The scroll wheel is probably just dirty. A tip that I picked up in another thread was to turn it upside rub the scroll wheel around in all directions a few times on a clean sheet of paper (does that make sense?). I did that, except on my mouse pad and it worked. Only the thing was clogged up again in no time. I have since bought another mouse that doesn't suck. There are a number of threads regarding people's favorite mice.
My advice is, just keep cleaning it as needed or get a better mouse.
Tata
-Robert
