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From: JF Mezei on 7 Jul 2010 14:07
Jolly Roger wrote:

> Rubbing it on paper won't clear stubborn dust trapped inside. Your best
> bet is to take it apart and give it a thorough cleaning. I've done this
> several times and it's not that hard to do.

Previous Mighty Mice had gone through the disassembly process. But this
is just a temporary fix, they eventually get the ball wanting to be
rubbed against paper or whatever.

So for this (last) one, I was thinking of avoiding the disassembly and
just stick to rubbing it until it is happy.

Instead of a mouse pad, I end up needing a "rubbing pad" because it need
frequent rubbing.

Perhaps the only solution is to work with rubber glove on the right hand
to interact with the ball and NEVER have the rubber glove touch
something esle... or buy that new mouse without the ball. (and lose the
side buttons which are used by x-windows).

From: Fred Moore on 8 Jul 2010 12:58
In article
<505666581300215273.154448jollyroger-pobox.com(a)news.individual.net>,
Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:

> Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote:
> > In article <4c341575$0$32571$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
> > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:
> >
> > - Spray one set of paper towels with a window cleaner, or perhaps
> > stronger spray cleaner if the roller seems really gummed up.
>
> Note that some cleaning solutions may actually cause the rubber ball to
> become sticky, which will have the undesirable effect of attracting
> dust. It's always best to use plain water or at most very mild soapy
> water to clean such parts.

Good caution. I have used with no problems: Windex, Glass Plus, Simply
Green, Formula 409, 99% isopropyl alcohol (less reactive/damaging to the
rubber ball than methanol or ethanol), and a few others I can't
remember. If you think there is any residue at all, I'd repeat the
cleaning process with clean water to remove any cleaner residue.

As an aside, I've noticed that hand lotion is death to the trackball.
Women, who generally use hand lotion more than men, seem to have the
most trouble with Mighty Mice trackballs. If you have dirt or grease
(e.g hand lotion) on your hands, washing them before you use a Mighty
Mouse is a good preventative.
From: Jolly Roger on 8 Jul 2010 13:43
In article <fmoore-BDCF14.12581908072010(a)mx01.eternal-september.org>,
Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote:

> In article
> <505666581300215273.154448jollyroger-pobox.com(a)news.individual.net>,
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > Fred Moore <fmoore(a)gcfn.org> wrote:
> > > In article <4c341575$0$32571$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com>,
> > > JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot(a)vaxination.ca> wrote:
> > >
> > > - Spray one set of paper towels with a window cleaner, or perhaps
> > > stronger spray cleaner if the roller seems really gummed up.
> >
> > Note that some cleaning solutions may actually cause the rubber ball to
> > become sticky, which will have the undesirable effect of attracting
> > dust. It's always best to use plain water or at most very mild soapy
> > water to clean such parts.
>
> Good caution. I have used with no problems: Windex, Glass Plus, Simply
> Green, Formula 409, 99% isopropyl alcohol (less reactive/damaging to the
> rubber ball than methanol or ethanol), and a few others I can't
> remember. If you think there is any residue at all, I'd repeat the
> cleaning process with clean water to remove any cleaner residue.
>
> As an aside, I've noticed that hand lotion is death to the trackball.
> Women, who generally use hand lotion more than men, seem to have the
> most trouble with Mighty Mice trackballs. If you have dirt or grease
> (e.g hand lotion) on your hands, washing them before you use a Mighty
> Mouse is a good preventative.

I didn't know about lotion, but it makes sense. Thanks for mentioning it.

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From: Jolly Roger on 10 Jul 2010 17:20
In article <timstreater-15CA9C.21260210072010(a)news.individual.net>,
Tim Streater <timstreater(a)waitrose.com> wrote:

> In article <vilain-B45E4D.15382009072010(a)news.individual.net>,
> Michael Vilain <vilain(a)NOspamcop.net> wrote:
>
> > In article <jollyroger-E469C5.12430208072010(a)news.individual.net>,
> > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote:
>
> > > I didn't know about lotion, but it makes sense. Thanks for mentioning it.
> >
> > After going through 3 "mighty mouse" devices, I swore off them. I got a
> > iOptinet mouse from Macally. No driver needed, 2 buttons, and a wheel
> > instead of a ball. It's going stong and alot longer than the Apple mice.
>
> Once you've had a mouse with a ball, a wheel is rubbish.

Likewise, once you've had a mouse with a touch surface, like the Magic
Mouse, a ball is rubbish. (This is my personal opinion, of course.)

> I could wish that the MM had been designed to be dismantled, but doing
> so and cleaning it up, remantling, is no real problem.

It seems reasonable that designing it to be taken apart may have forced
Apple to make compromises it was unwilling to make.

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From: JF Mezei on 10 Jul 2010 18:09
Tim Streater wrote:

> I could wish that the MM had been designed to be dismantled, but doing
> so and cleaning it up, remantling, is no real problem.

My parents warned me about rubbing it too much... Now my ball is rather
loose inside the mouse. :-)

Actually, having an ejectable ball mechanism would have been better. You
could just buy spare ball modules and pop the old one out and put a new
one in.

Taking the ball asembly apart is easy. Putting it back is a chore due to
the magnets not wanting to stay in place.
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