Here's the link.
[crarko adds: We've run other hints on this before, and it's been quite a popular topic. A video tutorial seems like a good follow-up.]
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This hint points to a really in-depth, hi-resolution take-apart tutorial (on Youtube) about opening, cleaning and closing a dirty wireless Apple Mighty Mouse, presented in English. This is the way to do it after you've tried cleaning the ball from the outside 100 times. Save your mouse from the scrap heap.
Here's the link. [crarko adds: We've run other hints on this before, and it's been quite a popular topic. A video tutorial seems like a good follow-up.]
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How to clean Apple Mighty Mouse video
As a suggestion, I'd probably NOT use a metal screwdriver to pry the clips off the connector btwn the top case and the main board inside the mouse (starting at 1:16 of the video)...one slip and scratch on the board could result in a dead mouse...
How to clean Apple Mighty Mouse video
The "non-functioning/partially-functioning" ball issue is a hygiene issue ---
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How to clean Apple Mighty Mouse video
Please don't use WD40 on your mouse. It's oil and oil is slippery and that's the problem in the first place. Oil also attracts more dirt. The only way to really clean the scroll ball is to take it apart and get the oil and hair and lint off the little rollers inside and leave it dry.
How to clean Apple Mighty Mouse video
No, do not use WD40. There is a spray solvent that leaves no oily residue, it's perfect for this job. You can buy a spray can of "PCB Cleaner," also called by various names like Circuit Board Degreaser, etc. I bought a spray can at Radio Shack for about $12. It has a little tube so you can squirt it right down the roller ball, roll the ball around, and most of the gunk will be dissolved and cleared by the spray pressure.
Too late
I've tried to follow similar instructions in the past, with disastrous results. I'm now using a Logitech mouse, less than half the price. It's a nice mouse, but way too sensitive to dirt. |
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