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On Sat, 13 Jan 2018 16:53:13 -0500, Tom Biasi
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On 1/13/2018 4:29 PM, wrote:
My mouse left button is getting real flakey. I took the whole thing
apart and cleaned everything. It still dont work all the time, so I
guess that switch is going bad. There dont seem to be any place to get
some contact cleaner inside of it.
Have any of you ever found a way to repair these switches?
Yea, I know computer mice are cheap, but I need a PS/2 connector and
want a ball mouse. I dont like the infared mice, and can not use a USB
mouse on my Windows 98 computer.
So, I have to order this on ebay since all the ones in the stores are
USB and infared these days.
So, until I can get one from ebay, is there any temporary fix? (The
other mouse functions work fine).
Walmart has a USB mouse for $4.79 USD
You get a "F" for reading comprehension. 
I SAID: I need a PS/2 mouse.
I probably have 4 USB mice, which are not suitable for my needs.
I did just find they make adaptors, to convert a USB mouse to PS/2. I
ordered one on ebay for about $3. But until I get it, I have to keep
fighting with this mouse, which works fine for awhile, then refuses to
do anything till I beat the crap out of that button a dozen times or
more.....
Searching around forNOS might dig up a ball mouse from when they came with
an adaptor - I had a few left over from various things and found they're not
universal. if it came in the same box as the device - it should work.
I'd get some cheap mice from flea markets until I found the right spare
switch to salvage.
Ball mice didn't work for me because i used to be a heavy smoker. the
optical ones rarely work on proper mouse mats, but they work perfectly on a
sheet of plain white paper. just stick a sheet on the mouse mat with carpet
tape and trim round the edges.