Gray
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Heres something id never think of bringing up, but by gawd i think i shall!
About 18-24month ago i got myself a Logitech Bluetooth MX900 mouse, for the duration of time its been an awesome mouse, never really let me down.
In the past, there was some issues with charging it up, because when i put the mouse into the base station, it sometimes wouldnt "recognise" being there, so therefor it would just not do anything.
It has LEDs on the mouse, when it flashes Green, it means its charging up, if it flashes Red, it means the batteries are low and it needs a charge. Well, on.. Tuesday/Wednesday, my mouse was indicatating that the batteries was low, and it needed a charge.
"Ah sod it, im sure it'll be fine for a an hour or so". I kinda forgot and so MANY hours later, i come to use the mouse, and find that its completely dead, no life in it what so ever. When i put it into the base station for a [hopeful] charge, it didnt do Jack.
Bugger.
So, at the time i just told my mum to get me some AA Rechargable batteries, i mean, its not like you need a physics degree to get the batteries right? So. She picks up any old pack, which is fine, i put them in "Hurrah! we're off again..." i decided to do a test-charge, put it on charge for a few hours and stuff so, i put it into the base station...
It begins to light green [YAY] but then about 5 seconds later, it starts flashing Red very very fast, as in once/twice a second - Much faster occurence than the "Im low on juice, fill me up" warning.
I decide to then check Logitechs site, it says under the FAQ for the problem i have:
Now, voltages and whatever isnt my fortay, electronics didnt interest me much, but i thought "ah what the hell, i'll just go pickup some Duracell, they seem to be perfect for almost everything". So, i goes out myself and collects some Duracell Plus.
Note, the packaging says absolutely fuckall about power outputs or anything, infact its completely different than the batteries that were in the mouse as standard and the ones my mum got. Anyway, needless to say, these ones didnt charge up either [Fuck] meaning i have to be careful and not use the PC heavily [Finally, a reason to stop using it!] because otherwise i'll be going through batteries like god knows what.
Batteries that come with Mouse: Ni-MH 1.2v 1800mAh
Batteries mum got : Ni-Cad [Problem right there] 1.5v 700mAh
Duracell Plus : Doesnt say type, 1.5v, doesnt say power.
HOWEVER, on the Duracells, it shows as: Alkaline; MN1500; LR6; 1.5v
Theyre not clear at all, plus the packaging is way out of date anyway [FIFA 2006 competition??!] so that probably means that not much information was fitted onto them.
Now, i can continue to see about getting batteries every single week, but to be honest, that isnt the best option available really, WHY does it have to be a certain battery type for this shit - I dont wat to keep spending the cash if the batteries wont charge after a while, since its £5 per pop pretty much.
After getting the batteries i can hope it was that, and my mouse isnt on the way out [Damn i love this mouse being Bluetooth and all!]
Grrr
About 18-24month ago i got myself a Logitech Bluetooth MX900 mouse, for the duration of time its been an awesome mouse, never really let me down.
In the past, there was some issues with charging it up, because when i put the mouse into the base station, it sometimes wouldnt "recognise" being there, so therefor it would just not do anything.
It has LEDs on the mouse, when it flashes Green, it means its charging up, if it flashes Red, it means the batteries are low and it needs a charge. Well, on.. Tuesday/Wednesday, my mouse was indicatating that the batteries was low, and it needed a charge.
"Ah sod it, im sure it'll be fine for a an hour or so". I kinda forgot and so MANY hours later, i come to use the mouse, and find that its completely dead, no life in it what so ever. When i put it into the base station for a [hopeful] charge, it didnt do Jack.
Bugger.
So, at the time i just told my mum to get me some AA Rechargable batteries, i mean, its not like you need a physics degree to get the batteries right? So. She picks up any old pack, which is fine, i put them in "Hurrah! we're off again..." i decided to do a test-charge, put it on charge for a few hours and stuff so, i put it into the base station...
It begins to light green [YAY] but then about 5 seconds later, it starts flashing Red very very fast, as in once/twice a second - Much faster occurence than the "Im low on juice, fill me up" warning.
I decide to then check Logitechs site, it says under the FAQ for the problem i have:
The MX700 mouse is factory-fitted with two rechargeable batteries. These Ni-MH rechargeable batteries rated at 1.2V and 1700mAh/1800mAh were especially selected for this mouse and should only be replaced with new rechargeable batteries of same type at end of life. (Ni-MH 1500-2300mAh).
Now, voltages and whatever isnt my fortay, electronics didnt interest me much, but i thought "ah what the hell, i'll just go pickup some Duracell, they seem to be perfect for almost everything". So, i goes out myself and collects some Duracell Plus.
Note, the packaging says absolutely fuckall about power outputs or anything, infact its completely different than the batteries that were in the mouse as standard and the ones my mum got. Anyway, needless to say, these ones didnt charge up either [Fuck] meaning i have to be careful and not use the PC heavily [Finally, a reason to stop using it!] because otherwise i'll be going through batteries like god knows what.
Batteries that come with Mouse: Ni-MH 1.2v 1800mAh
Batteries mum got : Ni-Cad [Problem right there] 1.5v 700mAh
Duracell Plus : Doesnt say type, 1.5v, doesnt say power.
HOWEVER, on the Duracells, it shows as: Alkaline; MN1500; LR6; 1.5v
Theyre not clear at all, plus the packaging is way out of date anyway [FIFA 2006 competition??!] so that probably means that not much information was fitted onto them.
Now, i can continue to see about getting batteries every single week, but to be honest, that isnt the best option available really, WHY does it have to be a certain battery type for this shit - I dont wat to keep spending the cash if the batteries wont charge after a while, since its £5 per pop pretty much.
After getting the batteries i can hope it was that, and my mouse isnt on the way out [Damn i love this mouse being Bluetooth and all!]
Grrr