Holy crap Jim! That seems to have "burned" down to the underlying particle
board. That mouse may qualify as a weapon.
Charlie
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> The problem is not the friction, but the optical beam. I suspect they use
> a
> weak laser to provide the beam. Here is a link showing an extreme case,
> sent to me by someone on the Leica list.
>
> http://www.half-fast.com/WhatSpots.jpg
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 3:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Mouse Tracks
>
>
> > No, but I'd guess that the friction of the mouse is wearing the varnish.
> > Maybe a very light polishing with some wet 400 or finer sandpaper will
> > restore the shine. Or a tiny bit of auto body rubbing compound.
> >
> > Chuck Norcutt
> >
> >
> > Jim Nichols wrote:
> >> A couple of months ago, when my old roller-ball mouse was suffering
> >> from old age, I bought a Microsoft optical mouse. Since it was
> >> touted to work on any surface, I tossed my mouse pad and have been
> >> using it on the lacquered wood desk top. Recently, I have noted that
> >> the area where the mouse resides is covered with millimeter-sized
> >> lighter spots.
> >>
> >> Have any of you seen similar signs of the mouse optical tracking
> >> system causing desk top marring?
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA
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