Extend the Battery Life on a Computer Mouse

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What Drains The Battery Of My Mouse?

Extending Battery Life

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Some research has shown that an average person spends at least 13 hours, or more than half a day, every week on the internet. This is just an average user who checks his email and does a little bit of surfing and social networking. This means that people who use the internet for other purposes as well generally stay longer than 13 hours. While we can keep our Laptop or desktop computers plugged in all the time, a wireless mouse runs on a battery. This may result in its battery being drained quickly because of the amount of time it's in use. Although you cannot stop its battery from draining, you can at least extend its life by following some simple steps provided below.

You cannot stop your mouse battery from draining, but if you know why it drains so quickly, you can certainly do something to extend the life of your battery. Here are some factors that will affect the battery life of your mouse.

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   Time

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   How much time do you spend on the internet? If you are a heavy internet user, or your job relies on your computer and the internet, then you might consider getting extra batteries to make sure your mouse doesn't run out of power.

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   Usage

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   Every single move that you make using your mouse consumes power - the navigation, scrolling up and down and clicking. It will help if you are familiar with some keyboard shortcuts such as Ctrl + C to copy and Ctrl + V to paste, rather than using the mouse to highlight the text and right clicking to copy and paste.

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   Surface

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   Where do you put your mouse? The tracking sensor is the number one consumer of battery power. The type of surface your mouse is placed upon affects the consumption of power. Dark and glass surfaces drain batteries faster.

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   Unintentional motion.

   

   Even if the mouse is not in use, if it is moved unintentionally, it will still consume power since it's still on standby mode

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   Battery type

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   If you use old batteries or cheap ones, expect a poorer performance from your mouse. You get what you pay for.

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   Use alkaline batteries

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   Alkaline batteries are expected to last for up to 36 months. Non-alkaline and rechargeable batteries drain a lot faster.

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   Use fresh batteries

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   When the batteries drain, make sure that you use those that are new and within the manufacturer's expiration date. Mixing battery brands also affects its life span. It is best to use batteries of the same brand.

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   Avoid glass surfaces

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   Using the mouse on dark or glass surfaces makes the sensor consume more power. Use the mouse on a surface that is lighter in color to save battery life.

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   Switch it off when not in use

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   A wireless mouse goes on standby mode when not in use, but still consumes its battery. If your wireless mouse is not in use, switch it off so it will no longer consume power.

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   Save your wrists from repetitive motion, and use the functions on your keyboard - like scrolling, to save both your wrists and the life of your mouse battery.

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• Check the manual of your wireless mouse to see how you can check its battery status, so that you can have new batteries ready when it's about to drain. This will avoid interruptions with whatever you're doing on the computer.

If you have problems with any of the steps in this article, please ask a question for more help, or post in the comments section below.

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