Optical Mouses

Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
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<div class="IPBDescription">Do logitech mx500 need cleaning?</div> Hi, this isnt as nub as it sounds I promise!

I've had my little beauty Logitech MX500 here for about 4 months, and its been working like a charm. Excellent control, love the layout, its been a dream, especially compared to my crappy old ball mouse.

However, just recently its been acting like a ball mouse in need of cleaning. You know what I mean, it seems to "catch" on something, and doesnt move all the way. At first I thought it was the actual mouse physically getting stuck on desk, but if I shut my eyes and just moved the mouse, I could tell it was moving perfectly smooth on the table.

I'm really at a loss for what to do, as far as I know laser mouses arent supposed to require cleaning. I've had a look at the laser, and it seems to be in a recession diagonally aligned to the bottom of the mouse, and there is a little bit of dust there. I've blown on it, but I'm really stuck.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Oh, and I tried switching between USB and PS2, no luck.

Thanks in advance,

Marine01
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    check the mouse pad, as sometimes those get dirty too. I know mine sometimes gets this gunk on it that I have no idea where came from (its on the bottom of my mouse too.. WTH is that i wonder.)

    Also try cleaning the uhh lens.. thingy... where the laser shoots out.
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  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    I actually dont use a mousepad. I do have one, but the mouse goes insane when I use it, the cursor has a fit.

    I have checked the "feet" on my mouse, and have cleaned those, as well as the desk, and its still giving me trouble. I even had a friend who had used it in the past come over and try it just to see if he could sense it too, and he reckoned he could.

    Clean it eh. Guess laser mouses DO need cleaning after all. Thanks for the help doom.

    3 minute replies to requests for help - these forums = win
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  • TortexTortex Join Date: 2004-03-02 Member: 27063Members
    my logitech was acting up bad....all i did was take off the bottom and took an ear swab to it and fixed it right up <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited March 2004
    I have mouse pad that works better than my desk, but it's like mousing on sand paper so I don't use it. urgh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    The lens seems to be dirty or the LED too blocked by dust to iluminate the surface evenly(it doesn't see the movement of the table because dust is giving a shadow that follows your mouse around?).

    Doom, if you wash those pads on the bottom of the mouse and grease them up a bit with a greasy piece of paper they seem to be unable to gather that, fluff or whatever it is they pick up for a few weeks. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • JragonJragon Join Date: 2004-02-23 Member: 26820Members
    ive never needed to clean my op mouse but the pads do get dirty real fast :/
    i used cold water and they were fine
    dont get it in the lens workings tho cuz thats not good i promise :/
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  • EvenFlowEvenFlow Join Date: 2002-12-18 Member: 11046Members
    What kind of surface is your desk ( dull, shiny etc. ), I have the same mouse and after trying many different surfaces ( place mats, cloth ) I have finally settled with the new RatPadGs. Try your mouse on a kitchen towell and see if it still goes crazy ?
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    if it's just ingame, the problem isn't with the mouse. Mine also skips a bit from time to time.
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  • JaspJasp Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13076Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I actually dont use a mousepad. I do have one, but the mouse goes insane when I use it, the cursor has a fit.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    If im not mistaken this is caused by the laser/light reflecting at diffrent angles due to the surface of the mouse pad.

    Another problem can also be colours of the mousepad as they can absorb the light from the laser/light.

    My advice is just to use a nice flat surface.
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  • MazkalineMazkaline Join Date: 2003-02-11 Member: 13409Members
    That happens always when batteries are low. But Im guessing MX500 doesnt have batteries? But then it might be problem in cord or similar.
    Though you changed between PS2 and USB so I dont think its matter of power supplying.
    Considering all the effort here, my guess its due to cords.
    (theres alot of But in this message)
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