Microsoft Mouse Wheel Optical & Steelseries QCK Pad: Mouse Inaccuracy on Black Surface Issue

Hello. I have a Microsoft Mouse Wheel Optical mouse and a black Steelseries QCK pad. The problem is that the mouse does not work properly on the pad. For example, there is a white logo on the mousepad, if I hit it with the laser and go back to the black part of the mousepad, the mouse will work as long as I don't pick it up, so the laser doesn't seem to "catch" the black surface.

The mouse works as it should on a brown desk, also another, older mouse works properly on this pad, so the problem lies with the mouse that does not want to work on a black surface.

My question is, can anything be done about it? I tried to clean the sensor but it was to no avail.

I would like to add that I had the same mouse model and pad before, and everything worked as it should. Also, I haven't seen anyone else complain about such a problem in this mouse, and it is quite popular, so I guess it's a defect in this particular copy that can be repaired.

I have Logitech and a similar problem. On one black pad it does not work properly and on another it is ok. Probably it is the fault of the cover that the pad is sewn on, if the mouse works properly on other surfaces.

change the mouse pad. the worst are those with a sponge on one side and linen on the other. I had a similar problem and ... an old optimus pad made of a material resembling thick cardboard helped

zed71 wrote:

change the mouse pad. the worst are those with a sponge on one side and linen on the other.

Thank you for your feedback. My personal opinion is that if the mouse doesn't work with QcK it is just of poor quality.
If it works on the knee, in denim, corduroy, cotton pants, it will work even more on QcK.

kuferekczasu wrote:

I am looking for such a ranking of cheap mousepads (for any type of mouse) that do not come off while washing.
What do you think of the Fury Challenger
Steelseries QcK in the mini version is still 3x more expensive.

Mr.
There are no "cheap" pads that can be washed in a washing machine or by hand in powder, louis or cifia and
after fifteen years not even a millimeter of linen has detached from the "sponge"
without hemmed sides.
This is what you pay for in QcK.
And yes, you will recycle "cheap" washers several times a year.
After 15 years, QcK looks like it's from a store. This is an added advantage.

zed71 wrote:

... an old Optimus pad made of a material resembling thick cardboard helped

I do not recommend crap resembling hard oilcloth with stuck foam like from Chinese flip-flops.
I'd rather ride my mouse for chicken g ......
People use these placemats, probably only because they have nice pictures overprinted.
It is better to drive on a wooden desk top than after this tragedy, but not everyone wants to prove themselves.

If you have problems with cheap mice, I recommend replacing the slides with higher or lower ones. The factor is the distance of the mouse from the backing surface.
Logitechs of the M110 type did not want to work on QcK, but after removing (completely ) slides - they started.

tajfunek9 wrote:

I would like to add that I had the same mouse model and pad before, and everything worked as it should. Also, I haven't seen anyone else complain about such a problem in this mouse, and it is quite popular, so I guess it's a defect in this particular copy that can be repaired.

It's nice that you entered the model, but we assume it's logitechs similar to M110 etc.
As I wrote at the beginning - it's something like a "defect in the copy" - let's call it a low quality of workmanship.
These mice sometimes have an underside that is not flush with the horizontal plane, so, on a hard surface, my copy is it was swinging diagonally like a cotton-roll .
This is the build quality of the "Z" category. The only advice was to remove the skids and use a soft Qck which eliminated the "rickets".

The best are "cutting" pads such as:

I have the same one, bought in the 90s with the first computer and so far it fulfills its task, only the imprint has worn out a bit.
I haven't used it with a laser yet, but it shouldn't be a problem.

@ Kolobos Ha ha. As you can see divergent opinions. I advise you to avoid such spacers.
I would not use it with or without a laser. Comfort of work - negative 100 points and the edges scratch the wrists, and the hand hangs over the table top at the height of the sponge. ;)

Maybe you do not make a million clicks a day on PS for 20 hours a day and you do not know what soreness in the back from the heads ... about equipment.

@ safbot1st it is not a sponge but a homogeneous material (I do not know what exactly). My mouse is positioned so that I do not raise my hand to move it, not to mention moving my wrist, I have this pad for so many years and a layer as new, no scratches ;-)

A good setting is enough and there are no problems you are writing about.

kuferekczasu wrote:

But it is damaged at the corners, but the oilcloth has a great effect on this budget mouse.

Maybe this is what - some two-component equipment like Poxipol and works in tandem.
@ Kolobos Okay, that's my honor. At 1 glance, it looked like hard oilcloth on rocking foam to seal windows for winter.

Kolobos wrote:

A good setting is enough and there are no problems you are writing about.

Maybe yes. Of course, ergonomics make the difference. I realized late that a desk and an armchair are not an optimal workplace.
Currently, I only do lying down.

@kuferekczasu If you have a tendency to pour - the thicker the foam in the pad, the better.

Kolobos wrote:

I haven't used it with a laser yet

What kind of mouse do you have in 2018 if not a laser one, just do not say that you are still riding on the ball?
SoRRy did not consider optical mice that are best for gaming.

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tajfunek9 wrote:

the laser as if "does not catch" the black substrate

Let me tell you that something with these black pads are Microsoft mice that do not like each other very much.
For example, I have a "Microsoft comfort mouse 4500" which I appreciate very much, but it has a problem with black pads and not some cheap but branded ones.
I think it's the fault of this blue laser because all of my other red laser mice don't have this problem.

Perhaps different washers are used for laser and optical?

I'll get it in a moment, but it's hard: I'm a minimalist, it works, the price does not matter, five years ago I bought a Msonic MX264B mouse for PLN 6, it worked perfectly until it got slack (although electrically still functional, but the slack deteriorated the comfort of use), recently I bought a mouse for PLN 5 in a supermarket and it turned out that it is the same model (the color of the housing is different), it also works perfectly on any pad. I don't play any games.

@ kriss1974 I am using MC-GMX4 optical led mouse.

lazania wrote:

Perhaps different washers are used for laser and optical?

Here
https://tiny.pl/tqvv6
on YouTube I found some nice material about rodent pads.

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I'm doing experience now.
I dipped a black pad on which my "Microsoft comfort mouse 4500" would not move in a chlorine solution so it should lose its black color.
We'll see if the mouse will work then.