Either way, it's not something I'd worry about. If it WERE static >electricity, it's probably once-in-a-million event and not anything
I'd worry about happening soon again. Especially not regarding a
device you can replace for a few bucks.
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's
a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static
electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a
wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired
mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its
innards.
Seconded. More likely would be something failing internally - a
capacitor perhaps - and shocking you, though again through the plastic
is pretty unlikely (unless you happen to have a shiny metallic mouse.)
As it's dead you could always open it up for curiosity's sake and see if >there's anything loose or burned.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson ><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's
a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static
electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a
wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired
mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its
innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:37 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson >><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's
a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static
electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a >>>wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired >>>mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its
innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I
would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or just
get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction probably
won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online
games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap
them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form
factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:35:39 -0500, Rin Stowleigh
<rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:37 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson >>><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's
a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static >>>>electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a >>>>wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired >>>>mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its >>>>innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I
would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or just
get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction probably
won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online >>games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap
them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form
factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
Guess I should proofread before hitting send? Anyway meant to say
replaced the skates for a few dollars, not entire mouse, in case that
didn't read as intended.
I googled this and I am getting different opinions on this so I
thought I would ask here.
I got up from my computer to just take a break. I sat back down five
or so minutes later. I put my hand on my mouse and I got a static
shock. That itself, did not surprise me. The air in my house is very
dry. What did surprise me is that my mouse died when that happened.
The port it connects to is fine. I tested it. The mouse failed on
three different computers. Another mouse works fine on that same port.
So my question is, did a simple static discharge kill my mouse or was >something else at play here? My mouse, is at the very least, five
years old.
Awww, opportunity lost. Then again, it's just a mouse and you likely
wouldn't have seen anything significant anyway (although maybe you
could have salvaged some parts if you intend to buy an identical
replacement and that one goes bad ;-)
Well, not a $5 Temu-special, anyway. That Logitechs aren't really
quality products. They're middle-of-the-road devices, and I'd bet 40%
of the cost of the G502 is due to its styling and weights, 30% of it
is "gaming mouse mark-up" and the rest is just ordinary Logitech mouse
parts.
Which, again, is not to be dismissive of your choice or Logitech
itself. Logitech is pretty much my brand-of-choice for every mouse I
use. They're _fine_ and can last a good while. But I don't associate
the brand with high-quality electronics or design, so one of 'em just
up and dying for no apparent reason seems totally on-brand to me ;-)
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I
would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or just
get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction probably
won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online
games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap
them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form
factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
This was happening all the time with a new Razor Deathadder Pro latest
model, the one that gets the best reviews. Everytime I touched it
would zap and and turn my Alienware monitor off. Corsair mousepad.
The owner of my local Radio Shack (yes, very lucky to have one here) >suggested a mouspad that plugs into an outlet. I think it is from
China. I bought it from Amazon. Let me know if you need the model.
Heck, let me look it up. Hang on :-)
Any way, it works great! The shocks haven't totally gone away but it
is not affecting my monitor.
Oh, I switched back to a corsair mouse before using the grounded
mousepad and the shocking went away. Only happens with the Deathadder
Pro.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0935Y9C8J?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
I have it under my hard Corsair mouse pad by the way.
Description just says Grounding Mouse pad
-pw
Guess I should proofread before hitting send? Anyway meant to say
replaced the skates for a few dollars, not entire mouse, in case that
didn't read as intended.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:38:14 -0500, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:35:39 -0500, Rin Stowleigh
<rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:37 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's >>>>> a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static
electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a
wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired >>>>> mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its
innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I
would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or just
get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction probably
won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online
games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap
them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form
factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
Guess I should proofread before hitting send? Anyway meant to say
replaced the skates for a few dollars, not entire mouse, in case that
didn't read as intended.
X reports this mouse as "Logitech Gaming Mouse G600" -- it's the MMO
mouse with a keyboard on the side.
I like the way it feels in my hand. I do use all of the buttons as
well depending on what game I am playing. I am just used to it I
guess.
That's the main reason that I replaced my old MX518 with the newer MX518 >Legendary (the only real difference is it has the new HERO sensor)
version. It's quite expensive* for what you get but I do like the feel
of them. I did think about getting one with more buttons but then
thought well I never used the extra two I have for games anyway so why >bother.
Ideal humidity for electronics is at 50% (which I find feels a bit damp
to me from the few clean-rooms I've been in, and I also find that 50%
feels odd.)
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:38:14 -0500, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:35:39 -0500, Rin Stowleigh
<rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:37 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson >>>><spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired, there's >>>>>a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of static >>>>>electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just because a >>>>>wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, but a wired >>>>>mouse has an electrically conductive lead going straight to its >>>>>innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I >>>would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or just >>>get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction probably >>>won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online >>>games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap >>>them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form >>>factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
Guess I should proofread before hitting send? Anyway meant to say
replaced the skates for a few dollars, not entire mouse, in case that
didn't read as intended.
X reports this mouse as "Logitech Gaming Mouse G600" -- it's the MMO
mouse with a keyboard on the side.
(I use the MMO mouse keyboard for flipping between tools on my
spacesuits in Odyssey.)
It's a good mouse. Tracks great on an all-black pad, as well as
directly on my wooden desk. Wired, because I don't like fiddling
with the battery management of wireless.
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:21:35 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
This was happening all the time with a new Razor Deathadder Pro latest >>model, the one that gets the best reviews. Everytime I touched it
would zap and and turn my Alienware monitor off. Corsair mousepad.
The owner of my local Radio Shack (yes, very lucky to have one here) >>suggested a mouspad that plugs into an outlet. I think it is from
China. I bought it from Amazon. Let me know if you need the model.
Heck, let me look it up. Hang on :-)
Any way, it works great! The shocks haven't totally gone away but it
is not affecting my monitor.
Oh, I switched back to a corsair mouse before using the grounded
mousepad and the shocking went away. Only happens with the Deathadder
Pro.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0935Y9C8J?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
I have it under my hard Corsair mouse pad by the way.
Description just says Grounding Mouse pad
-pw
Thank you PW. I bookmarked your link. For now, I am going to stop
worrying about it. I was thinking of adding a humidifier to my room.
It *might* help my electronics but it will definitely help me. The air
is very dry in here which is what is causing the electrical shocks I
think.
On 2/14/2025 6:20 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:21:35 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
This was happening all the time with a new Razor Deathadder Pro latest
model, the one that gets the best reviews. Everytime I touched it
would zap and and turn my Alienware monitor off. Corsair mousepad.
Razor went down the crapper years ago. I won't touch them any more.
First mouse from then was great, but the second I couldn't get an
account set up so I could download and get the software to program it
which meant it was little better than a standard $5 mouse, and it died
after 6 months.
The 502 hero I have now is fine, but I find the extra buttons a bit hard
to use and software leaves a bit to be desired. A bit difficult to set up.
The owner of my local Radio Shack (yes, very lucky to have one here)
suggested a mouspad that plugs into an outlet. I think it is from
China. I bought it from Amazon. Let me know if you need the model.
Heck, let me look it up. Hang on :-)
Any way, it works great! The shocks haven't totally gone away but it
is not affecting my monitor.
Oh, I switched back to a corsair mouse before using the grounded
mousepad and the shocking went away. Only happens with the Deathadder
Pro.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0935Y9C8J?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
I have it under my hard Corsair mouse pad by the way.
Description just says Grounding Mouse pad
-pw
Thank you PW. I bookmarked your link. For now, I am going to stop
worrying about it. I was thinking of adding a humidifier to my room.
It *might* help my electronics but it will definitely help me. The air
is very dry in here which is what is causing the electrical shocks I
think.
Ideal humidity for electronics is at 50% (which I find feels a bit damp
to me from the few clean-rooms I've been in, and I also find that 50%
feels odd.)
On 2/13/2025 7:28 PM, vallor wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:38:14 -0500, Rin Stowleigh wrote:"A mouse with a keyboard on the side."
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:35:39 -0500, Rin Stowleigh
<rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:12:37 -0500, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:16:56 -0500, Spalls Hurgenson
<spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
You didn't specify if it was wired or wireless. If its wired,
there's a more of possibility (though still improbably low) of
static electricity hurting the mouse than if its wireless, just
because a wireless mouse is pretty much all plastic on the outside, >>>>>> but a wired mouse has an electrically conductive lead going
straight to its innards.
It was a wired mouse. A Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum to be exact.
Not even sure of the differences between the two, but if I were you I
would just pick up a G502 Hero since they seem to be pretty much the
same thing.. about $44 on Amazon right now. The one I'm using right
now is almost 3 years old and everything about it seems to be still
going strong... I may be a little hard on them due to online
shooters,
so the plastic skates on the bottom tend to either erode, peel or
just get tiny micro scratches that create friction (the friction
probably won't matter as much if you're not into competitive online
games)...literally just replaced mine a few weeks ago but thats like
$8 or so for cheap plastic parts readily available and 5 mins to swap
them out, so no complaints here and if I had to buy another one right
now I would not stray outside the G502 line because I like the form
factor including the thumb tray (also reduces drag).
Guess I should proofread before hitting send? Anyway meant to say
replaced the skates for a few dollars, not entire mouse, in case that
didn't read as intended.
X reports this mouse as "Logitech Gaming Mouse G600" -- it's the MMO
mouse with a keyboard on the side.
...
I think someone has lost the point somewhere along the line there....
On Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:30:53 +0000, JAB <noway@nochance.com> wrote:
That's the main reason that I replaced my old MX518 with the newer MX518
Legendary (the only real difference is it has the new HERO sensor)
version. It's quite expensive* for what you get but I do like the feel
of them. I did think about getting one with more buttons but then
thought well I never used the extra two I have for games anyway so why
bother.
I remember the MX518. I was using one before I switched to something
else. I think the reason I stopped using it was because I do tend to
use most of the buttons and it didn't have enough for me anymore.
On 2/15/2025 5:53 PM, PW wrote:
On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:24:30 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:
On 2/14/2025 6:20 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:21:35 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
This was happening all the time with a new Razor Deathadder Pro latest >>>>> model, the one that gets the best reviews. Everytime I touched it
would zap and and turn my Alienware monitor off. Corsair mousepad.
Razor went down the crapper years ago. I won't touch them any more.
First mouse from then was great, but the second I couldn't get an
account set up so I could download and get the software to program it
which meant it was little better than a standard $5 mouse, and it died
after 6 months.
The 502 hero I have now is fine, but I find the extra buttons a bit hard >>> to use and software leaves a bit to be desired. A bit difficult to set up. >>>
The owner of my local Radio Shack (yes, very lucky to have one here) >>>>> suggested a mouspad that plugs into an outlet. I think it is from
China. I bought it from Amazon. Let me know if you need the model. >>>>> Heck, let me look it up. Hang on :-)
Any way, it works great! The shocks haven't totally gone away but it >>>>> is not affecting my monitor.
Oh, I switched back to a corsair mouse before using the grounded
mousepad and the shocking went away. Only happens with the Deathadder >>>>> Pro.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0935Y9C8J?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
I have it under my hard Corsair mouse pad by the way.
Description just says Grounding Mouse pad
-pw
Thank you PW. I bookmarked your link. For now, I am going to stop
worrying about it. I was thinking of adding a humidifier to my room.
It *might* help my electronics but it will definitely help me. The air >>>> is very dry in here which is what is causing the electrical shocks I
think.
Ideal humidity for electronics is at 50% (which I find feels a bit damp
to me from the few clean-rooms I've been in, and I also find that 50%
feels odd.)
I have humidors in my guitars. Sponges in a plastic case that I put
between the strings and the sound hole.
The DeathAdder Pro basically has no buttons besides the very basic.
They can be programmed but why do I want to mess aroung with the LMB,
RMB and two back/forth broser buttons? And to adjust the sensitivity,
that button is on the bottom of the mouse!
What do you use Justisaur? Maybe I will go back to Corsair or
Logitech.
I've got the logitech hero G502. It's o.k. It's in no way equal to my
old Razor mouse The extra buttons are a bit hard to actually use. The >software for setting up the buttons to do stuff is annoying to deal with
too.
I don't understand why the hell you would want weights in them either, I >immediately took them out and threw them away after playing for about a
half hour and started getting fatigued. I don't want lights on my mouse >either.
I might try a redragon (is that red-ragon, re-dragon or red-rage-on?) as
I got a keyboard after my last crapped out, which is pretty good, though
I hate having to set up the lights any time the power goes out as
there's no software to save the settings (or if so it loses them and
there's no way to reload them after a power outage.) Or maybe I just
need a battery backup.
Razor will be never again after they screwed me over with having no way
to set up an account, not responding to my emails, which is required.
get their software to configure my last mouse and it dying within 6
months.
Justisaur wrote:
On 2/15/2025 5:53 PM, PW wrote:I can't get a top mouse because one of my requirements is "silent." It
On Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:24:30 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@gmail.com>
wrote:
On 2/14/2025 6:20 AM, Mike S. wrote:
On Thu, 13 Feb 2025 21:21:35 -0700, PW
<iamnotusingonewithAgent@notinuse.com> wrote:
This was happening all the time with a new Razor Deathadder Pro latest >>>>>> model, the one that gets the best reviews. Everytime I touched it >>>>>> would zap and and turn my Alienware monitor off. Corsair mousepad.
Razor went down the crapper years ago. I won't touch them any more.
First mouse from then was great, but the second I couldn't get an
account set up so I could download and get the software to program it
which meant it was little better than a standard $5 mouse, and it died >>>> after 6 months.
The 502 hero I have now is fine, but I find the extra buttons a bit hard >>>> to use and software leaves a bit to be desired. A bit difficult to
set up.
The owner of my local Radio Shack (yes, very lucky to have one here) >>>>>> suggested a mouspad that plugs into an outlet. I think it is from >>>>>> China. I bought it from Amazon. Let me know if you need the model. >>>>>> Heck, let me look it up. Hang on :-)
Any way, it works great! The shocks haven't totally gone away but it >>>>>> is not affecting my monitor.
Oh, I switched back to a corsair mouse before using the grounded
mousepad and the shocking went away. Only happens with the Deathadder >>>>>> Pro.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0935Y9C8J?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_5&th=1
I have it under my hard Corsair mouse pad by the way.
Description just says Grounding Mouse pad
-pw
Thank you PW. I bookmarked your link. For now, I am going to stop
worrying about it. I was thinking of adding a humidifier to my room. >>>>> It *might* help my electronics but it will definitely help me. The air >>>>> is very dry in here which is what is causing the electrical shocks I >>>>> think.
Ideal humidity for electronics is at 50% (which I find feels a bit damp >>>> to me from the few clean-rooms I've been in, and I also find that 50%
feels odd.)
I have humidors in my guitars. Sponges in a plastic case that I put
between the strings and the sound hole.
The DeathAdder Pro basically has no buttons besides the very basic.
They can be programmed but why do I want to mess aroung with the LMB,
RMB and two back/forth broser buttons? And to adjust the sensitivity,
that button is on the bottom of the mouse!
What do you use Justisaur? Maybe I will go back to Corsair or
Logitech.
I've got the logitech hero G502. It's o.k. It's in no way equal to my
old Razor mouse The extra buttons are a bit hard to actually use. The
software for setting up the buttons to do stuff is annoying to deal with
too.
I don't understand why the hell you would want weights in them either, I
immediately took them out and threw them away after playing for about a
half hour and started getting fatigued. I don't want lights on my mouse
either.
I might try a redragon (is that red-ragon, re-dragon or red-rage-on?) as
I got a keyboard after my last crapped out, which is pretty good, though
I hate having to set up the lights any time the power goes out as
there's no software to save the settings (or if so it loses them and
there's no way to reload them after a power outage.) Or maybe I just
need a battery backup.
Razor will be never again after they screwed me over with having no way
to set up an account, not responding to my emails, which is required.
get their software to configure my last mouse and it dying within 6 months. >>
tends to marginalize the choice, and there are few Logitech offerings
that satisfy. I often have to go with brands I've never heard of.
I fully anticipate that MikeS will soon tell us that _this_ is the
mouse he picked as a replacement.
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