No, no!! Not a real mouse (although to me this one seems pretty real) but my MS wireless mouse.
I was pretty sure it was battery operated, but do you think I could work out how or where to change it? I tried all the obvious places that looked like they should open or come apart, but no matter how hard I tried – nothing worked.
Eventually today I took it to work and stopped in at DSE on the way home.
I thought I’d cover my tracks first, so with an apologetic tone, told the salesperson who was extremely quick to want to assist me, that I hoped I wasn’t having a blonde or senior moment, but… and went on to explain my predicament. I told him I’d checked online to make sure it really is battery operated, to see in the specs that it has a 6-mth battery life (and that’s about how long I’ve had it).
Well, he took the mouse. He looked at it. He tried to open it (in all the same options that I’d tried before him) and eventually he pulled out a screwdriver. Hmmm, no screws visible so it looked like serious business!! Looking a little worried I watched as he levered the screwdriver into what I had thought was the most obvious place and applied pressure. Sure enough – pop! and the section came off. Yes, there was definitely a battery in there. He tested the battery and agreed it was flat, sold me a new pack of long-life alkaline AA’s, put one in and sent me on my way.
I’m happy to report that $5 later I’m back with my lovely mouse in hand, doing what it should.
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