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From: cowie@b11.ingr.com (Ivan Cowie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Need Mouse Info
Summary: How I fixed the opposite moving mouse...
Message-ID: <7051@b11.ingr.com>
Date: 8 Jan 90 22:07:22 GMT
References: <1782@mrsvr.UUCP>
Organization: Intergraph Corp. Huntsville, AL
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In article <1782@mrsvr.UUCP>, krieg@jupiter.uucp (Andrew Krieg) writes:
> My mouse is dying and I need to replace it fast.  Can anyone recommend one
> of the 3rd party mice (I've seen a cordless, and another one by some company
> whose name slips my mind) or should I stick with the Atari.  I have seen
> Atari mice manufactured in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and I've heard they were
> also made in Japan.  Is one better than the other?  I had a Tawainese one,
> and it has acted up all along.  I think wires are crossing inside the main
> cable.  The arrow moves in the opposite direction of what I want, sometimes.
> I shake the cord a little, and it will work OK for a short time.  Can I
> cheaply replace/build a new cable?
> 
> Any info on any of the above questions would be greatly appreciated.

	Andrew, I had the very same problem with my mouse. If you have a 
soldering iron it is easy to fix. Just open up the mouse and find the 
little infra-red transmitters and receivers on opposite sides of the wheel.
The problem with mine was that one of the receivers wasn't quite lined up
correctly with the transmitter (must'v gotten jarred) so I melted the solder
and just 'reseated' it on the board. Works fine now. Good luck!