Apple Mouse: cleaning the fire button?

[sebugg@presby.edu (Stephen Buggie)]

sebugg@presby.edu                                           Feb 12 1994

              APPLE II MOUSE # MO100: CLEANING DIRTY SWITCH???
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Each of my IIe and IIc Apples has a mouse.  I keep the roller ball and the
three internal rollers operating smoothly with weekly disassembly and
cleaning.

One of the mice has a dirty or faulty switch.  When I press the switch,
it clicks twice, sometimes.  With some software this double-response makes an
incorrect menu selection.

QUESTION:  Can the Apple mouse #MO100 be opened and the switch cleaned?
Will there be complications during reassembly?  I once fixed faulty fire
buttons on an Apple joystick by spraying WD-40 spray lubricant under the
fire button caps.  What substance should be used for cleaning the mouse
button??     Thanks; e-mail replies will be acknowledged.  Stephen Buggie

sebugg@presby.edu












Advice will be appreciated!  I will acknowledge all e-mail messages.

Stephen Buggie     sebugg@preesby.edu



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