Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!secola!oiscola!dbarnhar From: dbarnhar@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Mouse problem Message-ID: <296@oiscola.Columbia.NCR.COM> Date: 5 Sep 90 17:25:28 GMT References: <227@farcomp.UUCP> <6210@bgsuvax.UUCP> Reply-To: dbarnhar@oiscola.UUCP (David C. Barnhart II) Organization: NCR/OISD Columbia Lines: 57 In article <6210@bgsuvax.UUCP> denbeste@bgsuvax.UUCP (William C. DenBesten) writes: >In article ericf@zurich.ai.mit.edu writes: >>I'm having a peculiar problem on my Mac IIcx. All of a sudden, when I >>move my mouse, the cursor tends to jump around on the screen. It >>doesn't jump very far, but it does sometimes jump towards the top of > >A common cause of this is that the rollers inside your mouse have a >coating of wax on them. If you remove the ball, there are three >rollers. They should have a smooth surface and be of a uniform color. >If they are not, remove the buildup by scraping it off with your >fingernail. Be sure to turn the rollers to clean the whole things. > >You can also purchase a product, Mouse Cleaner 360 by Ergotron that >makes cleaning easier. > >I find that using a mouse pad prevents wax buildup. > ^^^^^^^^ Well, lets say that it slows down the buildup. It really does nothing whatsoever to prevent it. I found that even with a variety of mousepads, the buildup just changes from grey to the color of the mousepad. You will still need to remove it occasionally. On the other hand, if the mousepad used above really PREVENTS the buildup, I guess I need to switch mousepad brands!! :-) Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!secola!oiscola!dbarnhar inews fodder below; press 'n' to skip . . . -- Dave Barnhart NCR Cooperative Computing Systems Division 3245 Platt Springs Rd. West Columbia, SC 29169 email: uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!secola!oiscola!dbarnhar