Corsair M65: single left click w/ click and hold unintentionally

[Empanda]

I had this mouse for about two years and haven't had a problem till now. I don't know if its a hardware or software problem. In games its fine and I don't see the issue. When I'm playing overwatch and i single click, it will just fire once. But when I'm on a browser or steam/battlenet/origins or any window i see the issue. When I click on a video on youtube, the video will pause and then go into full screen. When i click on a tab, it will drag it instead of opening it. When I intentionally click and hold to highlight a line, it will undo the highlight once i let go. This issue doesn't happen all the time, maybe 1/5 times. Its getting really annoying and I don't know if its hardware or software.

[DevaVictrix]

This happened to my Corsair mouse too. It was hardware for me. I lost my receipt so no replacement by Corsair. It's quite common once you start searching the net about it.

Try clicking 100 times on this page and see how many clicks register...
https://codepen.io/blink172/full/vERyxK

There is a better website to test it with somewhere but I can't find it.

[Andrius227]

Yeah im about to give up on corsair mice. I have been buying a new one twice a year or so because they keep breaking. Most of the time it develops double clicking, but my current m65 elite is starting to miss clicks instead... Bought it in february too...

[_I_]

microswitches and the 2bit rotory encoders are dirt cheap on ebay

switches
https://www.ebay.com/itm/10PCS-New-Authentic-OMRON-Mouse-Micro-Switch-D2FC-F-7N-Mouse-Button-Fretting/202925416084

encoder will have a number stamped on it for how tall it is 9-11mm are most common for mouse
you can use 11mm and trim the bracket and legs to make it shorter
https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Pcs-11mm-Mouse-Encoder-Scroll-Wheel-Repair-Part-Switch/222802350592

just need decent desoldering tols for the 3pin components
iron and solder sucker or wick
(the ground/brackets on the encoder will be the hard part, but you do not need to solder them back on to make it easier to replace next time, legs will hold it, not electrically attached to the encoder and only used to hold it but the leds do that as good)

some decent tips for desoldering thru hole components

YouTube™ Video: How to Desolder Through-Hole Parts, Why Some Joints are Difficult 

Views: 581,034

How to desolder through-hole electronic parts. Wick, solder sucker, desoldering gun, hot air, cutting leads, and chip quik are all demonstrated.

[Empanda]

Originally posted by DevaVictrix:

This happened to my Corsair mouse too. It was hardware for me. I lost my receipt so no replacement by Corsair. It's quite common once you start searching the net about it.

Try clicking 100 times on this page and see how many clicks register...
https://codepen.io/blink172/full/vERyxK

There is a better website to test it with somewhere but I can't find it.

yeah i was getting a fast double click every 10-15 clicks or so. Looked up other peoples experience with corsair mouses and seems like its a common issue. Definitely gonna stop using corsair mouses which sucks since all my peripherals are corsair :c Had this mouse for less than two years now. I remember when I first got into PC gaming I had a madcatz mouse that worked perfectly for 5 years before it bit the dust. This is my 3rd corsair mouse in 5 yeras.

[Empanda]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

Yeah im about to give up on corsair mice. I have been buying a new one twice a year or so because they keep breaking. Most of the time it develops double clicking, but my current m65 elite is starting to miss clicks instead... Bought it in february too...

right?? this is my third corsair mouse in 5 year, I had a madcatz r.a.t. mouse that lasted me 5 years when I got into PC gaming. I wonder if logiteck mouses are any better. I had a bad experience with a logitech keyboard years ago so Im skeptical.

[Mr. Gentry]

Try to FIRMLY PRESS DOWN on that left button. It might fix it.

[It's Chase]

Unfortunately newer mice just aren't reliable anymore, unless they use optical switches.

The lower voltage of newer mice don't meet even the minimum requirements for a lot of mechanical switches, so they end up corroding quicker due to the lack of voltage that protects the switches from deteriorating. This is why a lot of companies are switching to optical switches, since they're designed differently and don't suffer from this issue.

Older mice don't suffer from this issue. I'm still using an original Deathadder from 2006, and I haven't had any switch failure yet. Of course they can still fail from them wearing out, but it's extremely rare they will fail short term.

I would highly suggest looking at mice that uses optical switches.