I have a CM Storm Recon I got in late 2013. I love the mouse and it's great, but the other day it started having issues where it double clicks sometimes on single clicks.
Hi,
So basically as the title says, I've had this mouse for about 4 years now and it's been great. But the other day it started having some issues. When I single click, it sometimes seems to register as a double click. Other times it seems to not click at all when I try to single click. The problem is not constant, it only occurs once every few minutes or so when I'm actively clicking through webpages, but it's enough that it's starting to get annoying.
I looked around online and as far as I can tell this mouse isn't sold anywhere anymore? So I guess buying a replacement isn't an option, which is a shame because it was a very good mouse otherwise. And I assume it's too late to send it in for a repair, lol. Does anyone have any idea if there's a relatively easy way to fix an issue like this? And if not, can anyone recommend a similar mouse to this with a similar price range (less than $50)? I don't want to have to spend a lot of time looking for a new mouse, so if there's a model that's very similar to this that would be great.
EDIT: Maybe spraying some WD40 down it would work? Other people online are recommending it for double clicking mice. And I suppose there's not much to lose at this point.
Posted Mar 3, 2018, 2:11 AM UTC · edited
I had the same mouse and I recently bought a Nixeus Revel. The 3360 sensor on the Revel is noticeably better than the 3090 sensor on the Recon (less input lag, feels like there's less smoothing). The lack of weight on the Revel feels nice too.
Having said that, the Recon was a tanky beast and never broke on me. I relegated it my laptop mouse that I take with me when I want to play dota on the go.
You can buy an omron microswitch and solder a new switch if you're good with soldering. Otherwise, you'd have to buy a new mouse.