How To Adress Scroll Wheel Issues With Roccat Kone Mice Repair Guide

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How to adress scroll-wheel issues with Roccat Kone mice
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Introduction

In this video you will find a short review of the Kone[+] and the manifestation of the glitch.

Before you attempt to perform this repair, make sure the glitch is actually permanent, and make an attempt at fixing it with a few blows with an air compressor.

What you need

Step 1

              Disconnect the Mouse/Cover Sensor

Unplug the mouse.
Cover the optical sensor with tape

Unplug the mouse.

Cover the optical sensor with tape

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Step 2

              Loosen the Covers/Remove Screws

With a heat gun/hair dryer, warm up the covers. This will loosen up the glue that keeps the glides attached to the mouse.
Once hot, gently try to lift the glide and work the edges.
To reapply, heat the gliders to make the the glue soft, then firmly hold it in place till it cools and holds its grip.
Once the glides are removed, the screws are in plain sight.
Do not touch or dirty the adhesive part of the gliders, otherwise they will not stick back.

With a heat gun/hair dryer, warm up the covers. This will loosen up the glue that keeps the glides attached to the mouse.

Once hot, gently try to lift the glide and work the edges.

To reapply, heat the gliders to make the the glue soft, then firmly hold it in place till it cools and holds its grip.

Once the glides are removed, the screws are in plain sight.

Do not touch or dirty the adhesive part of the gliders, otherwise they will not stick back.

Step 3

              Separate the plastic shell

Be gentle when performing this step. Most Kone models have wires connecting the halves of the shell that may be damages if you yank on them.
Turn the mouse back over and slowly lift off the top cover.
You may proceed without disconnecting the two halves if you wish. Ensure both halves are well supported so that the cable is not strained.
Use tweezers to disconnect the wires. If your model uses a ribbon cable, you will need to disengage the locking tab on the connector before pulling the cable out.

Be gentle when performing this step. Most Kone models have wires connecting the halves of the shell that may be damages if you yank on them.

Turn the mouse back over and slowly lift off the top cover.

You may proceed without disconnecting the two halves if you wish. Ensure both halves are well supported so that the cable is not strained.

Use tweezers to disconnect the wires. If your model uses a ribbon cable, you will need to disengage the locking tab on the connector before pulling the cable out.

Step 4

              Where to place the grease and testing the mouse

Spray electrical contact cleaner directly in the space indicated in the picture for several seconds, moving the scroll wheel back and forth as you spray.
Once the cleaner spray has evaporated, you may try connecting the mouse to your computer for testing before reassembly. You may encounter odd behavior if you leave the PCB in the shell disconnected while doing this.
If several repetitions of this step are not effective, the rotary encoder may be permanently damaged. Consider replacing it or the entire mouse.

Spray electrical contact cleaner directly in the space indicated in the picture for several seconds, moving the scroll wheel back and forth as you spray.

Once the cleaner spray has evaporated, you may try connecting the mouse to your computer for testing before reassembly. You may encounter odd behavior if you leave the PCB in the shell disconnected while doing this.

If several repetitions of this step are not effective, the rotary encoder may be permanently damaged. Consider replacing it or the entire mouse.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Michael Ungers - Dec 2, 2012

####WARNING####

You better stick with the hair dryer when warming up the glue of the glidez.

I just performed this guide and it totally worked out. But I used a heat gun to warm up the mouse glidez. Due to the heat, the plastic that shapes the left mouse button, deformed a bit. The mouse is actually working normal, but you need a significant higher force to push the LMB now.

So be careful about the temperatures when warming the glidez.

Beside this fault of mine, the guide is perfect. Mouse wheel glitch is completely gone.

thx.

mmda81

Isip V Nicola - Dec 3, 2012

Thanks for the suggestion, already corrected. :)

rinaf - Jan 6, 2013

Worked perfect with hair dryer and WD-40 in 15 minutes!

brenogrady - Dec 17, 2013

Excellent concise guide. Thank You!!!

John Doe - Jan 3, 2014

Thanks so much, it worked perfectly on a Roccat Savu. The side buttons were not working anymore after a mouse drop.

Just be patient with the glides & the hair drier.

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