Post by BuckSkin on Apr 3, 2022 11:51:28 GMT
Just out of the blue, my wonderful Logitech M185 wireless mouse lost it's center-click ability; one minute I was center-clicking away and the next it was dead as a doornail. (does anyone have any idea what a doornail is ? )
I watched several videos on the problem and the quick simple clean and dab-a-bit-of-WD-40 on the switch-button tricks were no help.
The more involved involved robbing a switch of the proper height from something else and soldering it into the mouse circuit board.
I love soldering circuitry just as much as the next man, maybe even more than Hank Hill; however, poverty-stricken pauper I may be; but, we are looking at a two or three hour investment.
I removed the screw and eased the top cover off the mouse.
The center-click switch/button is immediately behind the scroll wheel.
Minus the top cover, I inserted the battery and I could touch the switch/button and get immediate center-click response on the monitor.
I stacked about a hundred Explorer pages without a single misfire.
On the springy plastic that holds the scroll wheel, there is a little plastic peg that engages the switch/button.
Soooo....., either the top of the button or the peg that engages it, or both, are just a few thousandths shy of what they should be in order to engage.
On either side of the scroll wheel are little plastic pegs that limit downward travel; my first thoughts were to shave a few thousandths off those pegs, thus allowing a wee bit more downward travel so that the little engagement peg could operate the switch; however, it would have been hard to take an equal amount off each peg and their travel being limited may have effect on other things as well that best not be molested.
I studied the situation and decided my best plan of action would be to add a few thousandths to the top surface of the tiny round button.
The button is somewhat smaller than a paper punch.
I could have went out to the shop and got my variable leather punch or my whack-with-a-hammer clean hole cutters and matched the size better; but, I decided the extra diameter was not going to interfere with my plan.
Using my paper punch, I cut two "holes" from Duck brand masking tape.
I very carefully adhered those two "holes", one atop the other, on the top of my switch/button.
With everything back together, my center-click is more responsive even than when new; so far, so good.
Mission Accomplished !
During this episode, I had to revert back to my hateful ANKER Ergonomic Wireless Mouse and was once again reminded why I hate it so.
I see they are now $37.00; I only paid $6.95; and, after the fifth or sixth replacement (all of which I still have), they refunded my money.
Right- and Left-click is very intermittent on all of them, working only about three of four tries, hence the replacements, all of which are plagued by this problem.
The stupid thing is supposed to be ergonomic; it is anything but.
First and foremost, it is like trying to hold a wet fish; and, after a few minutes use, my wrist, elbow, shoulder, back, teeth and eyeballs all ache and throb like a toothache.
I am a believer in the integrity of ANKER products; but, if this mouse is any indication of their future, I say let the buyer beware.
My experiences with these mice really shook my confidence in ANKER.
I watched several videos on the problem and the quick simple clean and dab-a-bit-of-WD-40 on the switch-button tricks were no help.
The more involved involved robbing a switch of the proper height from something else and soldering it into the mouse circuit board.
I love soldering circuitry just as much as the next man, maybe even more than Hank Hill; however, poverty-stricken pauper I may be; but, we are looking at a two or three hour investment.
I removed the screw and eased the top cover off the mouse.
The center-click switch/button is immediately behind the scroll wheel.
Minus the top cover, I inserted the battery and I could touch the switch/button and get immediate center-click response on the monitor.
I stacked about a hundred Explorer pages without a single misfire.
On the springy plastic that holds the scroll wheel, there is a little plastic peg that engages the switch/button.
Soooo....., either the top of the button or the peg that engages it, or both, are just a few thousandths shy of what they should be in order to engage.
On either side of the scroll wheel are little plastic pegs that limit downward travel; my first thoughts were to shave a few thousandths off those pegs, thus allowing a wee bit more downward travel so that the little engagement peg could operate the switch; however, it would have been hard to take an equal amount off each peg and their travel being limited may have effect on other things as well that best not be molested.
I studied the situation and decided my best plan of action would be to add a few thousandths to the top surface of the tiny round button.
The button is somewhat smaller than a paper punch.
I could have went out to the shop and got my variable leather punch or my whack-with-a-hammer clean hole cutters and matched the size better; but, I decided the extra diameter was not going to interfere with my plan.
Using my paper punch, I cut two "holes" from Duck brand masking tape.
I very carefully adhered those two "holes", one atop the other, on the top of my switch/button.
With everything back together, my center-click is more responsive even than when new; so far, so good.
Mission Accomplished !
During this episode, I had to revert back to my hateful ANKER Ergonomic Wireless Mouse and was once again reminded why I hate it so.
I see they are now $37.00; I only paid $6.95; and, after the fifth or sixth replacement (all of which I still have), they refunded my money.
Right- and Left-click is very intermittent on all of them, working only about three of four tries, hence the replacements, all of which are plagued by this problem.
The stupid thing is supposed to be ergonomic; it is anything but.
First and foremost, it is like trying to hold a wet fish; and, after a few minutes use, my wrist, elbow, shoulder, back, teeth and eyeballs all ache and throb like a toothache.
I am a believer in the integrity of ANKER products; but, if this mouse is any indication of their future, I say let the buyer beware.
My experiences with these mice really shook my confidence in ANKER.
