Mouse Develops Own Mind :)

[Infrared]

My mighty mouse has gone crazy.

It's clicking of its own accord. I can
hear it from the next room clicking
away like a geiger counter!

 

[richard.mac]

the scroll ball sound actually comes from a little speaker inside the mouse. maybe its gone nuts?

 

[Infrared]

the scroll ball sound actually comes from a little speaker inside the mouse. maybe its gone nuts?

The whole thing's gone nuts, I believe.

I lost patience with the stupid thing when it
clicked the dock for me and removed an icon!

I've unplugged it and won't be feeding it any
more electrons until it learns to behave itself.

 

[Muncher]

the scroll ball sound actually comes from a little speaker inside the mouse. maybe its gone nuts?

I don't think it does, actually.

 

[krye]

I dropped mine and smashed it into 7 pcs. Looks like there is indeed a speaker inside. See the red arrow. Did you get it wet? Maybe a small quantity of water is making it conduct and generating noise.

I wouldn't recommend opening it, as I did. (Had to clean out the scroll ball.) It is sealed with industrial glue. Once you open it, you have to super glue it back together and it will never be the same. (Very fragile!)

 

[Muncher]

I dropped mine and smashed it into 7 pcs. Looks like there is indeed a speaker inside. See the red arrow. Did you get it wet? Maybe a small quantity of water is making it conduct and generating noise.

I wouldn't recommend opening it, as I did. (Had to clean out the scroll ball.) It is sealed with industrial glue. Once you open it, you have to super glue it back together and it will never be the same. (Very fragile!)

I guess I was wrong. But why put a speaker there, isn't that sort of a waste?

 

[Infrared]

I dropped mine and smashed it into 7 pcs. Looks like there is indeed a speaker inside. See the red arrow. Did you get it wet? Maybe a small quantity of water is making it conduct and generating noise.

I wouldn't recommend opening it, as I did. (Had to clean out the scroll ball.) It is sealed with industrial glue. Once you open it, you have to super glue it back together and it will never be the same. (Very fragile!)

Yes indeed. Another way of verifying this...

Roll the scrollbar and listen to the sound.
Then unplug the mouse and do the same.

I guess I was wrong. But why put a speaker there, isn't that sort of a waste?

It does seem bizarre. I didn't believe it when I
first heard about it.

Perhaps it is technically difficult to mechanically
generate the clicks with that kind of scrollball?

Who can say!