mouse battery cover hard to open

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mouse battery cover hard to open

Anyone else have a problem opening the battery cover on apple's wireless mouse? I dread having to replace batteries because it's alway finicky about opening. Recently, when it finally opened the metal strip inside fell out. I put it back on, but it falls off as soon as I turn over the door to close it. finally got it to stay. Seems like a very wimpy construction and poor design, making it tricky to open. Anyone else have this problem?

Mac G5 2.3 dp, Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on Sep 15, 2007 9:45 PM

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Answer 1

Sep 16, 2007 5:59 AM in response to chris II

Hi chris II-

When the metal strip falls out it is broken. It will be covered under your warranty or AppleCare.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

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Answer 2

Sep 16, 2007 6:33 AM in response to chris II

Hello chris:

If the mouse is out of warranty, a tiny dot of epoxy super glue will fix the metal strip and glue it into place. I almost never recommend a "home repair," but I read about this awhile ago and decided I had little to lose - either it worked or I bought a new mouse. If the mouse is in warranty, by all means get a new one as daddy suggests.

Barry

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chris II Author

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Sep 16, 2007 8:46 AM in response to chris II

It's under warranty and I'm getting it replaced for the 2nd time. Both times the battery door has been very finicky about opening. So, my actual question is: has anyone else found it difficult to get the door open when replacing the battery? The reason I ask is because I'm trying to decide if it's just a bad design and I'm wasting my time with replacements - maybe I should invest is a 3rd party wireless mouse? But, again, I would appreciate hearing from others - is the door easy to open every time, or has it been problematic?

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Answer 4

Sep 16, 2007 1:29 PM in response to chris II

When I had the bluetooth mouse, the cover was not unusually hard to open, but I did have trouble with the metal strip breaking off on two different mice. I just think the door is poorly designed. That, among with a few other issues, such as the weight of the mouse, led me to ditch it in favor of a 3rd party. I wish I woulded haved ditched it earlier.

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Answer 5

Sep 17, 2007 4:21 AM in response to chris II

Hi chris II-

I am voting for poor design. I gave up on it myself and went back to a wired mouse.

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

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