Mouse wheel doesn't work when I spin it fast

[super3dcow]

I got the World of Warcraft steelforce mouse recently, and it seemed totally fine until I tried spinning the mouse wheel quickly. When it is spun at a decently fast speed, whatever is on screen either doesn't move at all, or only moves 1-2 ticks instead of many.

What would cause this, and is it potentially an easy fix, or is it not worth my time trying to hope remedy it?

Thanks so much!

 

[aldan]

return it for one that works?

 

[super3dcow]

This was the only one

 

[aldan]

but it is under warranty?you can keep it and put up with this but i would return it,buy a cheap $20 mouse until i got it back.

 

[super3dcow]

This was basically 1 step up from clearance at Micro Center. Pretty sure there is no warranty. I have a gaming mouse from about 6 years ago, but I wanted something with more buttons, and this was a crazy good deal. I would prefer to fix it than return it.

 

[aldan]

have you tried setting the scroll in your mouse settings? control panel>mouse

 

[super3dcow]

It's definitely internal, not software. Could the sensor that senses the rotation be dirty or something?

 

[aldan]

well now i gotta ask,how much was this mouse? if it was more than $20 i would return it and find something else.your not going to find much in there.

 

[super3dcow]

It was $22. And considering they are going for $90 on amazon, I would like to keep it if it's fixable.

 

[aldan]

on the one hand,it was only $22 so what the hell,all you lose is $22.on the other hand,i think your going to lose $22.hope im wrong on this.take it apart and use electronic contact cleaner to clean it.read the instructions on the cleaner very carefully as it can disolve some plastics.