Might Mouse ball trouble

The past couple of days, the tracking ball on my new Might Mouse only funtions fully 50% of the time. By that I mean that it can scroll up, left, and right, but not down. I've tried different USB ports, and the mouse ball just won't scroll down. Does anyone else have this problem? Surely I can get a new MM if needed right?

Use the instructions in this article to clean the mouse.
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Might mouse scroll ball issue

I got my Might Mouse just about a year ago. I'm having issues with the scroll ball. It works scrolling up with no problem, but scrolling down it does not work. To be clear, it can scroll but it doesn't make the page on Safari scroll down with it.
Anyone else have this issue? Any way to clean it?

Hi djm027: Does this Apple article help?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1537
Happy cleaning
Stedman

Might Mouse Scroll Ball Problem

I have a wireless mighty mouse, and the ball sometimes the scroll ball stops working. Either I can't scroll down, or I can't scroll up. It seems to me there is gunk in the wheel, just like inside an old mouse with a mouse ball on the bottom.
Naturally, I want to clean out the gunk, but I can't figure out how to open then mouse to clean it. Is there some way to take out the ball, or open up the mouse to get the dirt and gunk off the wheels?
Thanks.

Actually, my mouse is still under warranty. I'm near Toronto, Canada, so we might have different warranty coverage up here. I believe mine's for a year. I just wanted to try to fix it on my own before taking it to the mac store (a half hour drive away) before giving up and returning the mouse to Apple.
I also watched the little video, and my mouse still was not performing to my satisfaction. After a few days, though, it seems to be fixing itself. It's still not perfect, but it's certainly better than it was. I guess having enough dirt free of the sensors lets the scroll ball dislodge any remaining debris. At the moment it seems to be almost totally back to normal.
Perhaps I just need to clean it regularly. I'm still a little frustrated that nobody seems to know how to take it apart. To me, the ability to open (and fix) a product just makes sense. I'll perform a simple cleaning/repair like that any day rather than bother taking it to the store.
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Bluetooth Might Mouse Problems

Sorry if this is the wrong forum, but:
My bluetooth might mouse stops working after about 5 minutes of use. The arrow moves, but it's impossible to click on anything. Sometimes the arrow grabs a window, and it's impossible to let go of it.
If I turn the mouse off, then back on, it works fine, but this is really annoying!
Thanks for any input!
Rob

I am running into the same problem. I have yet to figure out a fix except turn the mouse on and off. Lately (as of yesterday) the mouse won't wake my machine up from sleep. When I press a key on the laptop's keyboard, it wakes up with a message that the connection to the mouse was lost.

I want to program my mighty mouse ball click button

How can I set up my Mighty Mouse ball button to open a URL in a new tab. I don't know how to write an Applescript to do this, or is there another way. Apple didn't make this an option in the system preferences.
Thanks for any help,
Jeff

Jeffrey Hughes1 wrote:
How can I set up my Mighty Mouse ball button to open a URL in a new tab. I don't know how to write an Applescript to do this, or is there another way. Apple didn't make this an option in the system preferences.
Thanks for any help,
Jeff
Welcome to the Apple boards:
Since there are millions of possibilities, and everyone wants a button to do their favorite action, you should learn to write or modify an apple script and customize your mouse yourself. It's educational and fun.
If you select "Other" for the button action, you will be in the script folder, which is where Apple wants you to be. If you look, you will see thousands of actions you can assign to your button.
If you open one of these scripts manually (they are in the system library folder) and read it you will see how easy it is to modify or create one.
All you are looking for is to assign the key combination "Apple-T" to the button, correct?
You can also create a script with Automator which is even simpler. And just as much fun.
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I am on v6.0.2 with a Vista O/S, why can I not scroll the Web page with my mouse ball?

I am on the latest version of Firefox and I run Vista OS on my desktop. Why does the mouse ball function for scrolling not work with Firefox?

Hello jaybearden,
Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are not able to restore the iOS device since you get an error 9. I would recommend that you read this article, it may be able to help the issue.
Resolve iOS update and restore errors - Apple Support
Check your security software
Related errors: 2, 4, 6, 9, 1000, 1611, 9006. Sometimes security software can prevent your device from communicating with either the Apple update server or with your device.
Check your security software and settings to make sure that they aren't preventing a connection to the Apple servers.
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
Have a nice day,
Mario

Bluetooth Might Mouse Weight?

I'm sorry if this has been discussed, but a quick search didn't come up with anything.
I'm considering selling me Might Mouse (Apple is sending me a brand new one to replace a broken one) and get the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse, but my concern is its weight.
I owned the Wireless Mouse and wasn't very happy how heavy it was. When the Might Mouse came out I was thrilled it was so light and the cord isn't that big of a deal. What I would like is a light Mighty Mouse with the laser tracking, wireless is a bonus to me.
How heavy is the Bluetooth Might Mouse compared to the MM or the original Wireless Mouse?
Thanks for your help everyone!

Since the Mighty Mouse ships with Lithium batteries, the weight is less then if you were to use the mouse with regular alkaline batteries. If you hold two alkalines in one hand, and two lithiums in the other, you can tell the difference.

How buy a new might mouse A1197?

How buy a new might mouse A1197?

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MB112ZM/B/apple-mouse
Other online retailers also stock it. Do a Google search.

Cleaning Dirty Might Mouse?

The vertical scroll isn't working on my might mouse, i suspect its dirty, but it usually acts up with not scrolling up but now its not scrolling down.
any tips on cleaning it?
Thanks.

I don't think the dark surface fixed the scrollball, but was perhaps a delayed result of your other attempts.
I don't particularly like the idea of blindly digging around inside an electronic device with a sewing needle! I'm sorry, but I wouldn't recommend that method to anyone.
The MM reacts differently to each different person. Some of us sweat more than others, some of us produce more body oils than others. This is what probably builds up and effects the scrollball. When I sense the scrollball not responding accurately I just turn it upside down and roll it a bit briskly on my jeans and that seems to do the trick.

My Might Mouse is spazzing out!

Hi! We got a Mighty Mouse with our iMac (flat screen) about a year and a half ago. Several months ago, the mouse started causing weird problems. For instance, when there is more than one window open, the windows just start voluntarily deciding to jump to the front. Or sometimes all of the windows will sort of fade to the background so that I can see them all, but none of them are front and center. It's so aggravating! I'll try to shut one of the windows, and just as I get the cursor to the little red dot, the windows decide to switch. Occasionally this has happened when I'm not even touching the mouse.
So, anyway, we pulled out an old mouse (not Mighty Mouse) and used that for several months. Well, we finally decided to replace it with a new Mighty Mouse, and as soon as we plugged it in, it started doing that spazzing out thing again! It never did it with the old, non-Mighty Mouse mouse. So, does anyone know what the problem is? Is it a problem with Mighty Mouses, or am I doing something wrong with the Might Mouse? Has anyone else run into this problem? I'd appreciate any and all suggestions. I still have the receipt and I can return it, but I don't want to buy another Mighty Mouse if there is a problem with all of them. TIA

Since I don't have a Mighty Mouse with my Macs,
the disadvantage in my reply is not being able to
try this out ahead of time to see if I can duplicate.
This original 'flat panel' forum, is about iMac G4s.
Yours must be a newer Intel iMac. But the control
panel should be similar enough to check this out.
With the Mighty Mouse, do you see any different
control panels to make settings in the Sys Pref
under either the Keyboard & Mouse, or another?
How are the settings under Universal Access
when the Mighty Mouse is attached? You may
have options there which are affecting this item
when it is attached; and not a regular mouse.
Mouse (and trackpad in portables) offer settings.
These in Universal Access can affect actions.
Also, an older Mighty Mouse may have other
issues after some time - a required cleaning.
Good luck & happy computing!
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Second button on a wireless mightly mouse

I just got a wireless mighty mouse. Despite everything, I cannot get the right click to engage. It's done it like twice, but not come back. I've tried setting it to multiple functions and that doesn't matter. I think it is just the mechanics of the click. Anyone have advice. I'm frustrated since everything else I've ever bought from apple just works out of the box.
Mighty Mouse on a 17" Mac Book Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8) Mightly mouse problems

FWIW, you're not alone. These two threads have similar descriptions of the same problem:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=592098
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2824263
We have two BT MMs at home, one with the problem, one without. Returning the one that was having right-click problems to our local Apple Store and swapping it for a new one fixed the issues I was having (without needing any software uninstalls / reinstalls, which is what makes me think it's a hardware issue affecting some subset of the mice).

Might Mouse Side Buttons stiff

As the topic suggests, I really have to SQUEEZE my might mouse to trigger the side buttons. Is this normal? I don't think a child would be capable of clicking them, that's how hard mine is?

Mine are the same....I'm hoping they'll loosen up over time!

Mouse ball inconsistency

Does anyone have a solution for a mouse ball that won't behave well? It is a wireless mouse, running on a MBP at 10.5.1. When the machine boots it works great. I can scroll up and down and left and right using the wee ball and all is fine, then, after an hour or so, I lose the ability to scroll DOWN. I can whirl it UP and the page goes UP, left and right also are fine, but no DOWN at all. It is particularly aggravating if I hold Option and twiddle it up, I have this configured to zoom in on the screen, and lo - I can no longer zoom out and must live with a twittery screen until I reboot.
Is this a mouse problem, should I go and buy another? Don't really want to do that unless I know for sure, I have had the mouse nearly two years so it is no spring chicken, but it works at start up.
Thanks - Lawrence

Try vigorously rubbing the mouse ball on your shirt/sweater/pant leg/whatever for 10 seconds. Works for me.

Blackberry Mouse ball

I've had my Curve 8330 since August 2009. The mouse ball stopped working when I move it in the down direction. It works fine going up, left or right, just not down. It did this a few months ago, then miraculously started working again. This time, it started working again for about 20 minutes, and stopped again. I have pulled out the battery and put it back in to do a complete reboot, but to no avail. 2 questions:
Is there any way to fix this?
Will warranty cover this?
JW
Solved!
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Hi there,
There may be a relatively easy way to fix this. Chances are that the trackball has simply gotten dirty over time and is now no longer responding. One way to fix this may be to clean the trackball. To do this, remove the battery from your device, and grab a Q-Tip (or other cotton swab) and moisten with rubbing alcohol. Using the cotton swab, clean the surface of the trackball and then rotate the trackball to clean the next section. Continue doing this until the trackball moves smoothly in all directions. Please note, to avoid any problems with moisture, avoid soaking the cotton swab with rubbing alcohol and allowing the alcohol to seep into the device - once you pull it out of the rubbing alcohol, simply dab it along the edge to remove excess drips first.
Once that is done, simply reinsert the battery and wait for the device to reboot. Does that help?
If not, then it may be a problem with the sensors under the trackball, in which case a repair will likely be required.
Now then, if your device is still under warranty (e.g. if you purchased an extended warranty with your phone), your warranty will indeed cover this. In this case, you can simply contact your carrier or the location that sold you your device to inquire about a warranty repair/replacement.
I hope this info helps!
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Might Mouse scroll wheel indesign

(oops I thought this category was "other" hardware products. Why isn't there a category for keyboards and mice??)
I want to thank Apple for being forward looking in all aspects of design, formost the input devises. The new keyboard is amazing. Thanks. The Mighty Mouse is the first decent Apple mouse since pre-G3 days. In fact it is a very nice mouse – for 2 months.
My Mighty Mouse stopped scrolling after 2 months of heavy use. I took it to the Genius Bar, they told me it was dirty and sprayed air into it. It worked great again for another 4 days. That was April. I've just learned to live without it since then – occasionally trying to spray air into it to no avail.
I found this:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1243940
which gives us a simple how-to on cleaning the mouse. I can figure that out myself.
Does anybody know how to break open the mighty mouse so I can actually clean it?
I am a very clean person. If it takes two months for me to clog up the scroll wheel, somebody else has got to have a solution? I fear any professionals who use a Mac day in and day out must be using a third party mouse. I've not had any problems with a third party optical mouse ever – after many years of use. My Mighty Mouse's scroll wheel is really terrible.
My questions are:
A) How do I open up the mighty mouse so I can clean it?
B) Is there a third party mouse that scrolls left and right and connects via bluetooth?
C) Is apple reinventing the wheel again? Seriously.
Okay, I had to vent. Better than throwing this thing against the wall.
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A) How do I open up the mighty mouse so I can clean it?
You can't without breaking it.
B) Is there a third party mouse that scrolls left and right and connects via bluetooth?
There are other scroll-ball mice (the only ones I know of that have dual-axis scroll), but they'll have the same problem though some might be easier to clean. As a possible help for the problem with your current mouse, perhaps this will help:
http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/27/revive-your-mighty-mouse-scroll-ball/
C) Is apple reinventing the wheel again?
Constantly. Apple has applied for a patent on a mouse with a touchpad rather than a mechanical ball, but whether such a product will ever make it to market is unknown.

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