Started on one computer mouse needing a new AA battery. Then re-glued the foot pad that had fallen off and was making it rock. While vigorously testing the other foot pads, they came off, and so I ended up re-gluing them all.
Then went one to another mouse and started to clean some dust in the corners of it. Turned out the dust was enough that I had an excuse to take it apart. Then there was enough random tiny fibers/hairs that I couldn’t get off that I went to use the air compressor to really get it clean. And re-glued the feet pads here, because, why not.
With as much as I take apart my computer mice, it causes the factory sticky tape to fail. So I actually cut out an access whole where the foot pad covers the hidden screws. And then I can use gel super glue to keep the foot pads down fully without curling.
It’s weird that I miss doing this.
What’s sad is I had a ‘ball’ mouse for 14 years of 7x16 use, with only regular cleaning keeping it going.
I liked doing it, too. I have a trackball mouse, so I still get to do that sometimes.
Heck yeah, cleaning little tufts of grime out from blocking the trackball sensor is so satisfying