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From: poirier@giants.dg.com (Charles Poirier)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Mouse problem
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Date: 13 Apr 89 20:40:29 GMT
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In article <0545.AA0545@caleb> jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett) writes:
>      my B2000 mouse is having an intermittant problem.  The horizontal
>movement intermittently fails.  I've tried cleaning the rollers, but this
>had no effect (basically, the rollers were pretty clean.  I use a mousepad
>all the time.)

I don't know what you mean by "pretty clean", but using a mousepad is not
necessarily proof against hand grease.  Some people see the band of grime
on the rollers and think it's a built-in friction enhancer.  Not so, they
should be shiny all the way across.

If this isn't your problem, I've also seen mice develop an intermittent
break within the cable at a point near its entry to the mouse where it
gets flexed a lot.  A good repairman could fix this, making the cable
a little shorter.

Speaking of mousepads, try one of those $.99 dime-store textured vinyl
placemats.  They're larger and thinner than the $15 official mousepads.
Use the textured side for your mouse, or flip it over and the smooth
underside makes a good surface for a suction-cup joystick.

	Cheers,
	Charles Poirier