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Hi, I'm Jared with more computer news you can use.

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My computer mouse broke.

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How can I fix it?

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First you have to know how a mouse works. It's an optomechanical device.

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A what?

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Let's break it down. Here, opto refers to light and mechanical refers to motion, like with wheels and shafts.

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When you move your mouse, the ball on the bottom rotates two shafts attached to wheels that have small holes in them.

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Cool! What's next?

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Light emitting diodes send light beams through the holes and detect them on the other side.

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As the holes spin by, the light is cut off.

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The detector signal is sent to the computer to locate the mouse's cursor on your screen.

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Now that we know how a mouse works, let's figure out what's wrong with your mouse and fix it.

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Until next time, I'm Jared with cool computer news you can use.