Do you clean your mouse every few months or so?

[alkemyst]

My dual optical logitech is probably the longest I have had a mouse...it's excellent and I don't see a need to upgrade.

I don't really eat messy around my desk, but I have three cats.

Anyway my mouse wheel slowly stopped working over the course of a month, so I took it apart.

The wheel has little spokes that go against a sensor, it was stuffed with kitty hair .

popped out the wheel and washed it in the sink...mouse works better than evar!

There are a couple springs and things you need to keep track of when you open it up.

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[beemercer]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
My dual optical logitech is probably the longest I have had a mouse...it's excellent and I don't see a need to upgrade.

I don't really eat messy around my desk, but I have three cats.

Anyway my mouse wheel slowly stopped working over the course of a month, so I took it apart.

The wheel has little spokes that go against a sensor, it was stuffed with kitty hair .

popped out the wheel and washed it in the sink...mouse works better than evar!

There are a couple springs and things you need to keep track of when you open it up.

Å

Hahha, cat hair, the bane of computers and peripherals. I normally clean the kitty hair off my mouse pad before I use it, so I don't have any problems.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Another reason why Cats are rubbish.

 

[Midlander]

Thus, if you have no cat, you never have to clean your optical mouse?

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Another reason why Cats are rubbish.

don't hate the cat, hate the chick that prefers them over you.

I do like dogs too...none right now.

 

[Canai]

I've had an MS intellimouse optical for 5+ years, and never had to clean it... maybe I should lol