Quote Originally Posted by Jimaz View Post
My wireless mouse has a plastic power switch so you can turn it off when not in use to conserve battery power. Over the years that plastic switch has worn down to the point where it's no longer usable as designed.

A more durable/intuitive design would have been a mercury [[or some nontoxic equivalent) switch that would turn the power off when you turn the mouse upside down.

Heh. You'd know your mouse is dead when it's belly-up.

Time to hack. Now where'd my soldering iron go?
Usually wireless mice have a timeout feature built in, when they're not in use, to conserve battery life. The reason for the power switch is when you're transporting them, and they're shaken, they won't be stirred.