Logitech mouse charging problems - my quick fix

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited April 2006 in Hardware
I love Logitech mice. I really do. But their chargers? They suck.

I have had an MX1000 and now an MX700 where the charger has "died". I would sit there and try all kinds of crazy things like licking the contacts right before I slammed the mouse into the cradle, or spend two minutes balancing it just so until the light went "green" which would cause me an inordinate amount of excitement. Eventually, my voodoo finally stopped working and the mouse just went dead and I started using regular AA batteries.

Then, in desperation I tried something weird and so I was able to fix my MX700 charger. In hindsight, this may have worked for my MX1000 as well....

Anyways, what I did was rub some Arctic Silver 5 into the charging contacts on the bottom of the mouse, and then put a dab on each charging "nub" on the base station. After rubbing it in much like I would rub it into a heatsink or IHS to prep the surface, the charging contacts make perfect contact every time. It's a bit messy, but it WORKS.

The MX700 lives!

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Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    I lick the contacts on the mouse before I set it in the charger.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    See? I'm not the only crazy one!
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    I do the licking too... my roomates freak out when they see me do it :D
  • TheSmJTheSmJ
    edited March 2006
    You people are freaks. Clean the contacts with an eraser!
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    It didn't work. That's why I lick the contacts.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    The licking could be a bad thing in the end. Consider the acidity of the saliva that you are imparting to the mouse. All of you lickers could possibly be neutering your mice!
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2006
    TheSMJ: You KNOW i've done that - you've seen me do it.

    It didn't work.
  • lemonlimelemonlime Canada Member
    edited March 2006
    LOL.. this is why I stick with wired mice.. so much more hygenic ;)
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited April 2006
    Ditto. I use my thumb and ring finger to hold the mouse so no logitech mice work for me.
  • botheredbothered Manchester UK
    edited April 2006
    I have a little abrasive brush for cleaning electrical contacts. It's like a pen, you twist the end and a bunch of glass fibres pops out of the end. Perfect for cleaning mouse and charger.
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