Wie man den Apple Mighty Mouse Scrollball säubert

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Wie man den Apple Mighty Mouse Scrollball säubert

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Bevor du größere Reparaturen an einem schlecht funktionierenden Scroll Balls durchführst solltest du ihn erst einmal von außen reinigen.

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    • Schalte zuerst die Maus mit dem Schiebeschalter auf der Unterseite aus.

    • Bevor du versuchst die Maus für eine Reparatur zu zerlegen solltest du zuerst versuchen, den Scroll Ball mit einer Zahnbürste und Isopropylalkohol ordentlich zu reinigen. Die Borsten müssen gut in den Zwischenraum zwischen Kugel und Gehäuse eindringen, da sitzt oft der Schmutz, der die Rollen innendrin verstopft.

    • Du kannst auch versuchen, mit Druckluft, z.B. aus einer Sprühdose, das "Ballloch" freizublasen.

Abschluss

Lasse die Maus ein paar Minuten lang trocknen, bevor du sie wieder anschließt und testest.

Tinte & Feder

bushing

Mitglied seit: 24/04/10

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In order to clean perfectly the scrollball, you can hold the mouse upside down, and roll very quickly the scrollball on a white A4 papersheet (As if you wanted to colour the papersheet with the scrollball). Normally, you'll see some grey stripe of dust on the paper sheet!

Ludal -

Wow - Ludal's advice actually worked! I'm amazed. Paper -- just a plain sheet of paper.

Marvin Miller -

I can't believe I just found this post in 2015, gotta say thank you for saving $53 bucks!

Junior Harrison -

I actually did both things but I used one of those wipes for eyeglasses which have alcohol in them after rubbing it on paper. Worked great.

Brian Kemian -

Thanks a loit. Even in 2020 it helped ;-)

Robert Reichel -

Amazing, after months of frustration - rub for 5 mins on a plain sheet of paper - working perfectly. Thanks

Shay Kennedy -

Yeah, props to the author for the thorough cleaning recommendation, but that paper trick is great!

Mike -

Yes! This paper trick works perfectly! Amazing.

Keith Wallace -

GREAT!!!! The paper trick was really really great!!!!!

oikia0 -

Just to say it, the alcohol worked perfectly. Presumably, most people do not have isopropyl alcohol laying around so the paper trick is preferred—i.e., do not use rubbing alcohol.

Jamil Jonna -

Paper trick works perfectly. Last time cleaning a ball on the mouse is when the ball is under the mouse, not on top.

Sharul Hafiz -

Hi! I would reccomend to everyone to try instead of normal paper sheet sticky roller paper, like the one used for cleaning lint on your clothes!!! It is magic! But still, if is too much dirt inside, you must take it apart!

Florin Lupașcu -

I can’t believe it. Just a plain sheet of paper. Great tip!!!

El Pa -

Thanks from the year 2020! I love the Mighty Mouse because my hands are large and cramp up using the Magic Mouse which has a lower profile. The paper trick has given new life to my mouse!

joeybarr82 -

When I used to have to fix these on the regular (having one at home AND having to do the tech support for them at work), just cleaning the ball on the outside was never enough, and I needed to reach inside to clean the rollers underneath the ball. I tried all sorts of things but found the best “tool” for the job was a plastic fork with the outside tine flattened (yes, I used my mouth to bite it flat). It was thin & flexible enough to wrap around and fit between the ball & the rollers but firm enough to actually be able to scrape the gunk off of the rollers.

I hope this helps! (Gotta admit, I prefer this mouse to the Magic Mouse.)

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