The mouse buttons have been double clicking for a while and the wheel started to becoming sticky.

I finally took it apart and cleaned it as best as I could. It was mostly dust and some cat hair that wrapped itself around the wheel.

I couldn’t really get to the click mechanism but I got in between the button and the plastic. Not sure yet if it helped.

#dull #diy

  • Saiwal@utsukta.org
    15·
    5 days ago

    i open the click buttons using a fine tip of a pin/scalpel and there is a metal strip inside and contact points which usually gets covered in oxide leading to click issues, scrape it clean and the click will also start working. image.png

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    • DeadDigger@lemmy.zip
      5·
      5 days ago

      … I mean I just bought new ones last time. The 2€ are basically in no correlation with the work to open and clean them

    • billionsandbillions@piefed.socialOPEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      Thanks for the explanation.

      There’s two screws that hold the plastic click body that then seems to slide out of the body. Underneath that is this type of button mechanism.

      I could only slide it 1/4" or so before something on the inside prevents it from coming off. If I find a tutorial for this specific model I’ll try it again. Otherwise, I’d rather not break anything.