Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 Cradle Problems

[Mark Stonecipher]

I have a Microsoft Laser Mouse 8000 which recharges on a cradle. Actually
have 2 which or having this problem. When placed on cradle for charging it
will blink 7 times and then go to a fast blinking red light. According to
Microsoft's Web site this is a charging problem (battery, etc.). These are
brand new rechargeable batteries and I have tried different ones same
problem. I have tried both cradles, plugged the cord in different places,
and tried everything I can possibly do. Have checked the web, and it seems
other people are having these cradle problems. Any ideas..

PS: Remember these are bluetooth devices and they work just fine, but will
not charge on the cradle, but you can manually charge these batteries...

 

[JW]

I have found that if I left click the mouse once or twice when it is in the
cradle and flashing Red that it will stop and recharge normally.

 

[_Mark_]

Ill give that try thanks..

I have found that if I left click the mouse once or twice when it is in the
cradle and flashing Red that it will stop and recharge normally.

 

[Mark Stonecipher]

Nope, that doesnt work either..

 

[JW]

I put mine in the cradle last night and sure enough it was blinking red this
morning I right and left clicked the mouse while still in the cradle a
couple of times and the red blinking stopped.

 

[Curious]

The problem with the red light appears to be due to a unchangeable battery
or to the battery not making a good connection within the mouse itself and
therefore will not charge. One user has reported that just rolling the
battery in the mouse around that it apparently made a better connection and
the red light went away.

 

[Curious]

I had trouble with the battery not depressing the micro-switch underneath it
so I taped a paper clip to the bottom of the battery cover to put more
downward pressure on the battery.

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, imon.

This reminds us old-timers of the "Pink Pearl treatment" that is at least as
old as the first computers, probably. I first encountered it with the
original TRS-80 back in 1977. The Pink Pearl is a popular brand of rubber
pencil erasers; we accountants were WELL acquainted with those! We
especially liked the one with a gray end, which was tougher than the pink
end so that it could even erase most inks.

When our TRS-80 started giving us random errors - suggesting problems with
hardware, not software - we would unplug cables from the motherboard's edge
connectors and "erase" the corruption on their little gold fingers. When we
plugged them in again - Poof! - like magic, the errors stopped.

After you roughen the ends of your battery, you might also see if you can
use an eraser - and perhaps some electronics cleaner on a Q-Tip - to remove
any dirt, film or corrosion buildup from the computer's own posts that
contact the battery.

RC
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