Hyperactive’82

Posted by
Ziwei

Posted On
Sep 11 2009 4:12 pm

Despite all the revolutionary innovations that goes in the making of Apple’s Mighty Mouse, the ancient rubber trackball still has a important role to play in the form of the 360° Omni-direction scroll ball. And like all good rubber trackball, it get “stuck” and become sticky over time due to all the dirt that built up in it. However, unlike mouses of the old days which usually had a removable cover for you to remove the trackball for cleaning (and lose it afterward), the mighty mouse’s trackball is sealed in.

So, how do you clean it if its sealed in? Beside dissecting the rather expensive mighty mouse, there’s a very simple method which you can try.

Take a piece of plain paper and laid it on a flat surface. A lint-free cloth would serve the purpose just as well too. Turn your mouse upside and roll the mouse on its trackball in all directly gently. You would soon find mysterious tracks of dirt on the paper. These are all the built up dirt that prevent the scroll ball from performing properly. keep rolling your mouse for a couple of minutes and you should be able to bring your mighty mouse back to just how it is when you first bought it.