Logitech MX 510 Right-Click Fixed

I’ve been using thee dark blue and beautiful Logitech MX 510 optical mouse on both my iMac and my PC for some time now and have really loved them. In appearance, functionality, and feel, I felt they were the best mice on the market. But I’ve noticed a little problem with them that drives me crazy. After a time, the right mouse button would begin sticking a tiny bit, not enough to affect functionality but enough to drive me crazy. It was the optical mouse equivalent of driving a squeaky piece of chalk over a blackboard. I hated how it felt, and stopped using the mice because of it.

This weekend, I had one of the mice out and was examining it when I noticed, at points along the right button’s right edge, small amounts of dirt and debris, technically known as crud. Using a plastic toothpick from my Swiss Army Knife, I cleaned the crud out and the mouse worked just like new! So, I happily re-mounted it on my 17 inch iMac. So far, it’s still working like it’s supposed to.