On Mon, 15 Jan 2018 18:42:13 -0500, Ralph Mowery
wrote:

In article ,
says...

On 1/15/18 1:08 PM, wrote:
I took the insulated handle of a plyers and smacked that
button really hard.

Remind me to NOT let you work on any of my things.

For us older people, we know the first thing one does is to hit the
device that is causing the problem.

It's usually more or less a last resort for me. I did all the cleaning
and stuff first. I'd fix this mouse if I could do it for a buck or two,
but not more than that, because there are plenty of cheap used mice at
second hand stores, rummage sales, and so on. The only problem is that
now when I need it, I have not found one yet. Hitting it was a last
resort. If I destroyed it, so be it....

Most of the time hitting an object does break it, but this time I lucked
out and made it work again. I did however use an insulated handle to
make the blow less damaging, yet still effective. It worked this time.
At least so far. I wont expect it to still eb working in a few weeks
from now, but by then, I'll find another mouse or have my adaptor so I
can use a USB mouse on my PS/2 plug.