grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) (02/22/91)
Hello, I have a problem with my mouse. The pads that it rests on are worn away. I went and talked to my apple dealer and he told me "get a new mouse" well besides not wanting to spend ~$100.00 for a new mouse when a $1.00 part is broken I have one of the original mice - with the heavy ball in it. I like it a lot more than the new mice. Besides it was made in America. Well in short does anyone know of a good replacement for these? I use my mouse alot so it is sort of important to me. Thomas DeWeese grendel@rpi.edu
dbert@geech.ai.mit.edu (Douglas Siebert) (02/22/91)
In article <Y'`&=M|@rpi.edu> grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) writes: > > Hello, I have a problem with my mouse. The pads that it rests on >are worn away. I went and talked to my apple dealer and he told me >"get a new mouse" well besides not wanting to spend ~$100.00 for a new >mouse when a $1.00 part is broken I have one of the original mice - with >the heavy ball in it. I like it a lot more than the new mice. Besides it >was made in America. Well in short does anyone know of a good replacement >for these? I use my mouse alot so it is sort of important to me. > Thomas DeWeese >grendel@rpi.edu Though I haven't had cause do try this myself, I've heard the best solution is to super-glue BBs on in place of the worn-away "feet". Seems logical to me, if you can overlook the silliness factor! :) Hope this helps! -- Doug Siebert dbert@albert.ai.mit.edu MBA Student (2nd year) The University of Iowa
whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) (02/22/91)
In article <Y'`&=M|@rpi.edu> grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) writes: > > Hello, I have a problem with my mouse. The pads that it rests on >are worn away. I went and talked to my apple dealer and he told me >"get a new mouse" well besides not wanting to spend ~$100.00 'nuff said. The same thing happened to me; I got two small (3/8 inch square) chunks of 1/16 inch Teflon. Clean the mouse and wipe the nubs down with a Q-tip soaked in acetone. Then carefully char one surface of the Teflon bits (with a match). DON'T clean off the scummy charred-looking stuff, just put a dab of superglue on it, and press it to the mouse. It'll take another decade or three to wear down that much Teflon. Bevel the edges on the Teflon with a sharp knife, and your mouse will roll slicker than new. Bye the bye, be wary of fumes from hot Teflon; it's possible to generate some NASTY gasses from fluorocarbons. You'll be burning at most a milligram or so of the stuff, so it's not terribly dangerous in this instance. John Whitmore
derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) (02/23/91)
whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) writes: >In article <Y'`&=M|@rpi.edu> grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) writes: >> >> Hello, I have a problem with my mouse. The pads that it rests on >>are worn away................. Personnally, my mouse feet have been worn away for years with no noticable performance change. Why worry? >...................Then carefully char one surface >of the Teflon bits (with a match)................. Why burn the teflon???? -- = John DeRosa, Motorola, Inc, Cellular Infrastructure Group = = e-mail: ...uunet!motcid!derosaj, motcid!derosaj@uunet.uu.net = = Applelink: N1111 = =I do not hold by employer responsible for any information in this message =
macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Dennis H Lippert) (02/24/91)
In article <5887@crystal9.UUCP> derosa@motcid.UUCP (John DeRosa) writes: >whit@milton.u.washington.edu (John Whitmore) writes: > >>In article <Y'`&=M|@rpi.edu> grendel@itsgw.rpi.edu (Thomas E DeWeese) writes: > >>...................Then carefully char one surface >>of the Teflon bits (with a match)................. > >Why burn the teflon???? So you can glue to it. Tedlon is *darned* slippery unless charred or otherwise defaced. Dennis Lippert- macman@unix.cis.pitt.edu