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Mighty mouse has broken!
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Unfortunately, the scroll pea on the Mighty Mouse is very prone to clogging. If it's crumbs (and I do like to eat at my computer), turn the mouse over, press in the pea and roll it. That should dislodge any bits and allow them to drop back out.
The other problem is the oils on your hand will eventually cause the mouse not to scroll. I have had my Mighty Mouse about two months and have already had to clean it twice. Put some alcohol on a soft lint-free cloth (don't use a paper towel) and clean the scroll pea, rolling it around to get the alcohol down inside to dissolve the oils and gunk.
My Mighty Mouse came with my iMac, and I am completely unimpressed with it for a number of reasons. The scroll pea is so sensitive to dirt and the oils on your hand, that I am waiting until it quits permanently. I wonder if Apple is getting a lot of returns on them.
The other problem is the oils on your hand will eventually cause the mouse not to scroll. I have had my Mighty Mouse about two months and have already had to clean it twice. Put some alcohol on a soft lint-free cloth (don't use a paper towel) and clean the scroll pea, rolling it around to get the alcohol down inside to dissolve the oils and gunk.
My Mighty Mouse came with my iMac, and I am completely unimpressed with it for a number of reasons. The scroll pea is so sensitive to dirt and the oils on your hand, that I am waiting until it quits permanently. I wonder if Apple is getting a lot of returns on them.
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Mine occasionally stops scrolling one way or the other; a good rub of the scroll ball and a shake sorts it.
Mine occasionally stops scrolling one way or the other; a good rub of the scroll ball and a shake sorts it.
The Mighty Mouse really hasn't been so great, i've heard so many complaints of them breaking and not working in certain spots. But if it stopped scrolling one way are you sure that you didn't get something stuck in it? Try a toothpick I use them to clen stuff that get's stuck in my cell phone.
My Mighty Mouse also stops scrolling once in a while.
The solution for me is to press the ball down really hard, then rotate it both ways, then press it hard down and backwards and rotate, then press hard down and forwards and rotate.
To press it down and backwards at the same time I use just a fingernail at the frontmost edge of the ball. Similar for down and forwards.
The little click noise also stops because it is an electronically created click, not a mechanical click, as far as I know.
The solution for me is to press the ball down really hard, then rotate it both ways, then press it hard down and backwards and rotate, then press hard down and forwards and rotate.
To press it down and backwards at the same time I use just a fingernail at the frontmost edge of the ball. Similar for down and forwards.
The little click noise also stops because it is an electronically created click, not a mechanical click, as far as I know.
Not necessary. This procedure is done in a couple of seconds and it has always worked.aquajet said:Interesting solution, gekko. Have you tried throwing it against the wall? Gouging the scroll ball with an icepick? Or maybe just have Apple replace it?