[SLE] mouse/trackball cleaning (OT)

From: Doug McGarrett (dmcgarrett_at_optonline.net)
Date: 01/30/05

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    Much of the standard "knowledge" says to clean
    mice and trackballs with alcohol and cotton
    swabs--Q-Tips. I have found this to be useless.
    When you open the device, you will find lint
    on the little rubber rollers that contact the
    ball. What you need to do is to scrape the lint
    off, using the edge of a knife blade. Also, look
    for lint on the roller-bearings at the ends of the
    axles that the little rubber rollers are on, and
    get rid of it. Finally, make sure that the little
    hair-spring wires that push the rollers against the
    ball are really doing so, or if not, bend them so
    they do. If there is animal hair adhering to the
    ball, remove it.

    This is a job for sure eyes and careful hands, and
    a good light. I use a high-intensity desk lamp,
    a sharp pair of tweezers, a small pen-knife, (an
    X-Acto will work fine) and a binocular magnifier,
    obtainable from Edmund Scientific, or (cheaper)
    from several tool companies. You may not need the
    last, if you are young and sharp-eyed.

    As you surmise, I have just done the aforementioned
    task, with good results.

    --doug 

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