X axis on mouse keeps going

ballooba · 2003-04-23 14:13:43

This is really annoying. My mouse keeps going wonky and only moves in the Y axis i.e. up and down the screen. Anyone any idea why this might be happening?

23-04-2003 02:13PM

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ballooba

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This is really annoying. My mouse keeps going wonky and only moves in the Y axis i.e. up and down the screen. Anyone any idea why this might be happening?

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#2 23-04-2003 03:01PM

echomadman

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hmm I assume you've cleaned it?

Is it an optical or ball mouse

If its a ball mouse open it up and get all the dust and crap off the rollers and check that there's nothing lodged in the sensor on the X axis roller

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#3 23-04-2003 10:50PM

ballooba

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I changed mous and its grand. Ball mouse. I clean it regularly. I've condemned it as fúcked, its old.

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#4 25-04-2003 01:57PM

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The third wheel (the one with the spring on it) is supposed to keep the ball pushed up against the wheels for the X and Y positions; it's likely that your mouse ball has worn down enough that it's now too small to reach one of the wheels, even with the help of the "third wheel".

HTH,
Gadget

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