I really hate this mouse wheel on the new mouse I got (trivial thread)

[quinnox]

I was all excited about buying my new mouse and getting it from Amazon, and now I find out the mouse wheel is extra stiff and hard to roll, and it is pissing me off. I'm actually going to have to return it, which is a hassle, just because I like to use the scroll wheel a lot, and I know this thing would drive me batty. A trivial and small thing, but damn, it just is a shame, because I love the mouse in other respects. My trivial complaint of the day!

[Buzz Clik]

1. Some times a little lubricant can help.

My grandmother always used a 50/50 mix of ear wax and spit.

[quinnox]

4. heh, I was considering spraying wd-40 in there mouse wheel but

then if it fucked it up, I wouldn't be able to return it (in good conscience).

I read that, in general on a new mouse, sometimes the mouse wheel can be stiff at first, and then loosen up after a few days, I'm hoping it will do so, but I'm not optimistic. This thing seems stiff as a board! I actually have to use some pressure to turn the damn thing!

[Buzz Clik]

6. Turn it over and roll it around the table top for a few hours.

Pretend it's a police unicycle.

Or whatever.

[FarCenter]

13. You want a lubricant that can be used with plastics and rubber

http://www.k-y.com/intrigue-silicone-lubricant

[snooper2]

2. make sure you don't have any bedding stuck under the bottom..

and it takes a couple hundred rotations till it's really broken in. Keep running!

[quinnox]

5. yea, that is what I'm hoping

see my post to buzzclick

[Fat Bastard]

3. I'd go with Logitech Performance MX.

Hasn't failed me.

[Electric Monk]

8. I've had a Logitech G5 for a couple years now, and am quite happy with it.

It's categorized as a "gaming mouse" but I just use it for regular everyday stuff, and it works great for that. One extra feature I really appreciate is the scroll speed buttons right on the mouse, so when I need really fine control for something like detail work in Photoshop, it's just a quick click to change it and another to change back when done.

[quinnox]

14. I'll consider it

I'm looking at another mouse instead right now to replace it, the Mionix Naos 3200.

[kentuck]

7. Can you change the setting in the control panel?

Or does that not make a difference?

[quinnox]

11. No, its a mechanical thing

If the wheel had the ability to make it completely "free spinning", I would do that. But it doesn't have that ability.

[petronius]

9. As I read, I conflated this thread title with the one next to it, and I thought

you were declaring jihad on fucked-up mouse wheels. And I was totally on board with that...

[quinnox]

10. lol

[UnrepentantLiberal]

17. Good thing you were wrong.

This thread would have been hidden like the Jihad thread.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Just eat a bucket of fried chicken at your computer

That wheel will be plenty lubricated before you find the bottom of the bucket, I guarantee it.

[pokerfan]

15. I'd open it up

It will void the warranty but there are often springs and stuff that can be mucked around with. FWIW I always buy things like keyboard and mice at a physical store where I can play with them as ergonomics are so important to me.

[datasuspect]

16. why don't you just steal one from work like everyone else?

[Archae]

18. I hate using a mouse.

I use a Logitech trackball.