Is there any way to fix the intermittent/faulty scrollwheel on the Apple Bluetooth Mouse? Mine hardly works at all now and there seems no way into the unit to clean/fix it. Should I just bite the bullet and buy a different mouse?
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Dodgy scrollwheel on Apple Bluetooth Mouse
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Easy Fix
turn the mouse upside down and using a clean piece of paper, roll the mouse quickly up and down the paper making sure the ball is touching the paper. Basically at an angle so the scrolling part is moving while you do it. This releases any dirt and gets rid of any stuff that is preventing your mouse to work properly.
turn the mouse upside down and using a clean piece of paper, roll the mouse quickly up and down the paper making sure the ball is touching the paper. Basically at an angle so the scrolling part is moving while you do it. This releases any dirt and gets rid of any stuff that is preventing your mouse to work properly.
If cleaning it doesn't work, you can always get it swap it out at an Apple store or AppleCare can replace it if you're covered under either your 1 year or 3 year extended warranty. Make sure you unpair the mouse before hand though so you can re-pair with the replacement.
The best solution I have found is this...
Take a clean sheet of paper, and set it down on a flat smooth surface... like a kitchen table.
Then turn your mouse upside down, and firmly roll the hell out of the little grey ball applying pressure.
Go back and forth, up and down, circles... vigorously.
You will actually see black particles coming out either on the paper or on the surface of the mouse itself.
Keep rolling the hell out if it until it works.... and it will work.
Take a clean sheet of paper, and set it down on a flat smooth surface... like a kitchen table.
Then turn your mouse upside down, and firmly roll the hell out of the little grey ball applying pressure.
Go back and forth, up and down, circles... vigorously.
You will actually see black particles coming out either on the paper or on the surface of the mouse itself.
Keep rolling the hell out if it until it works.... and it will work.
Mine works great. I clean it regularly though. My local college's computer lab has 30 imac plastics. The MM from about 2-3 years ago still work fine. 1 or 2 have scrolling issues, but for the most part, they work.