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From: earleh@dartvax.UUCP (Earle R. Horton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Broken mouse...can it be fixed?
Message-ID: <7015@dartvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Sep-87 09:27:26 EDT
Article-I.D.: dartvax.7015
Posted: Tue Sep  8 09:27:26 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 10-Sep-87 06:43:58 EDT
References: <486@bucket.UUCP>
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Keywords: Mouse, Connections, Pin-outs, Broken
Summary: yes

In article <486@bucket.UUCP>, martyl@bucket.UUCP (Marty Lee) writes:
> 
> The wire that goes to the mouse button has decided to go open.
> Now the button will not work unless I wiggle the strain relief.
> After taking the mouse apart, it can only be in the strain relief.
> (I have a Mac+, the mouse is NOT an ADB type.)
> 
> Any suggestions?  Apple wants $100 for a new one!  Any good
> second source mouses around?

The same thing happened to me about a month ago, only it was the ground
wire instead of the switch wire.  If you gently flex the strain relief,
twist the cable around, etc. you can loosen up the cable in the strain
relief after a few minutes work.  Do this after removing the cable and
strain relief from the mouse and unplugging from your Mac, of course.
After you have the cable so you can slide it back and forth in the strain
relief, pull/push a couple more inches into the strain relief.  Some
dish detergent may help here (do NOT use oil).  Strip the cable casing
back until you find the place where the wire is broken, and repair the
wire.  To avoid replacing the connectors on the unbroken wires, just
route the extra length of wire around the inside of the mouse, tucking it
in carefully so it doesn't interfere with anything else.  You wind up with
a mouse cable that is a couple inches shorter, but I hardly notice it
with mine.
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*Earle R. Horton, H.B. 8000, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755   *
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