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<blockquote data-quote="RNDdave" data-source="post: 328254" data-attributes="member: 20405"><p>I recently bought an Apple Bluetooth Mouse (not the Mighty Mouse) to partner my MacBook. </p><p></p><p>I bought this used from eBay - it seems to be in ace condition and came with some Duracell Alkaline batteries. </p><p></p><p>I use this mouse nearly all the time - it's just a little bit more natural to use a mouse rather than a trackpad. The other day I saw a grey shape appear on my MacBooks screen telling me the batteries wee running low and the bluetooth logo now had a battery logo as well.</p><p></p><p>Anyway I bought some more Alkaline batteries (not Duracell) and stuck them in the Mouse - after a short period of time the mouse started to feel a bit warm - I wasn't sure if my hands were just cold or something - so left it as it was. Then later I went to use the mouse again and it definitely felt warm to the touch - my first though was that the circuitry in the mouse must be getting to warm - I went to remove the new batteries from the mouse to make sure they were the same type as the Duracells and they were actually hot to touch.</p><p></p><p>I'm fairly sure this is not normal - using the original Duracells (with ever decreasing power) the mouse seems fine and is not getting warm.</p><p></p><p>I'm hoping there are others here that use this mouse - Do these mice only like Duracell batteries?</p><p></p><p>And what does the little switch under the battery cover do (it has a plus & minus sign) after switching to the new batteries I did slide the switch to the minus position - could this have caused the heat?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RNDdave, post: 328254, member: 20405"] I recently bought an Apple Bluetooth Mouse (not the Mighty Mouse) to partner my MacBook. I bought this used from eBay - it seems to be in ace condition and came with some Duracell Alkaline batteries. I use this mouse nearly all the time - it's just a little bit more natural to use a mouse rather than a trackpad. The other day I saw a grey shape appear on my MacBooks screen telling me the batteries wee running low and the bluetooth logo now had a battery logo as well. Anyway I bought some more Alkaline batteries (not Duracell) and stuck them in the Mouse - after a short period of time the mouse started to feel a bit warm - I wasn't sure if my hands were just cold or something - so left it as it was. Then later I went to use the mouse again and it definitely felt warm to the touch - my first though was that the circuitry in the mouse must be getting to warm - I went to remove the new batteries from the mouse to make sure they were the same type as the Duracells and they were actually hot to touch. I'm fairly sure this is not normal - using the original Duracells (with ever decreasing power) the mouse seems fine and is not getting warm. I'm hoping there are others here that use this mouse - Do these mice only like Duracell batteries? And what does the little switch under the battery cover do (it has a plus & minus sign) after switching to the new batteries I did slide the switch to the minus position - could this have caused the heat? [/QUOTE]
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