ML> You may laugh, but to me this is serious!

 ML> Does anyone here know how I might restore the quality of
 ML> mouse balls?  For years I've had and used Logitec's RF
 ML> serial three button mice.  Lately both mice have been
 ML> sliding into inactivity and sticky footwork.  So I've been
 ML> carefully taking the plates off and 'cleaning' the balls
 ML> and optical shaft area with a soft cloth and so on.

 ML> Doesn't work!
...

 ML> Does anyone here have any idea what you could use as a
 ML> solvent to test for contamination that way.  And, if that's
 ML> not the reason they won't work, what could I do to restore
 ML> the surface roughness to the original more or less factor
 ML> fuzzy specs?

 Try rubbing with Scotchbright. Just a guess.

BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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