A couple months ago I bought a zowie ec2-a. I noticed right away that it occasionally (maybe once every 25 min?) just stops working for like half a second a freezes during gameplay (only gameplay). It wasn't a huge deal, and I didn't want to return it and get a new one bc it took like 2 months to arrive. Now it's really bothering me and I can't find anything online about it. I doubt its an issue with the hardware, bc it only happens in games and it's fine 99.9% of the time. Suggestions for what I should do? I don't have another PC to test it with.
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A couple months ago I bought a zowie ec2-a. I noticed right away that it occasionally (maybe once every 25 min?) just stops working for like half a second a freezes during gameplay (only gameplay). It wasn't a huge deal, and I didn't want to return it and get a new one bc it took like 2 months to arrive. Now it's really bothering me and I can't find anything online about it. I doubt its an issue with the hardware, bc it only happens in games and it's fine 99.9% of the time. Suggestions for what I should do? I don't have another PC to test it with.
have you tried plugging it in to a different usb port
have you tried plugging it in to a different usb port
RoLhave you tried plugging it in to a different usb port
yes
Screwball%99.99 of the time the issue is the cord.
can I fix that?
[quote=RoL]have you tried plugging it in to a different usb port[/quote]
yes
[quote=Screwball]%99.99 of the time the issue is the cord.[/quote]
can I fix that?
yes
[quote=Screwball]%99.99 of the time the issue is the cord.[/quote]
can I fix that?
liasScrewball%99.99 of the time the issue is the cord.can I fix that?
You can replace the cable
ie http://www.overclock.net/t/1621381/paracord-mice-cable-made-by-ceesa/0_30
[quote=lias][quote=Screwball]%99.99 of the time the issue is the cord.[/quote]
can I fix that?[/quote]
You can replace the cable
ie http://www.overclock.net/t/1621381/paracord-mice-cable-made-by-ceesa/0_30
can I fix that?[/quote]
You can replace the cable
ie http://www.overclock.net/t/1621381/paracord-mice-cable-made-by-ceesa/0_30
If it's the cord losing contact momentarily, I would call zowie or e-mail and see what they'll do for you. If they don't require that the mouse be sent back, then we can move on - if they want you to send it back first then maybe not so much lol.
Only follow this course of action if you're desperate IE you have a back up mouse because you may just end it here or make the problem worse.
Things you'll need:
1. Wire strippers
2. Soldering iron
3. Solder
4. Electrical tape.
Disassemble the mouse as directed make sure everything is connected properly and test the mouse. See if maybe something just needed jolted into place if not, continue.
Use the wire strippers to start cutting the insulation off of the wires. Look for spots in the wire that are frayed or broken. Typically, it happens anywhere where it connects to or abuts a plastic piece or anywhere where it could take damage (cord getting rolled on by chair etc). Broken wire should be pretty obvious it'll look like hair that has been twisted up or just be outright separated.
Once you've found the offending spot(s), heat up your soldering iron. Cut the wires' frayed ends or frayed spots - just cut them out. Then put the two clean cut pieces or bundles of wire back together by overlapping them and twisting them so they become a single wire. Make sure that, once inside, you don't mix up your colors of wires and bond a black to a red (doing each section separately is how I go about it). Then, at the spot you've twisted, heat your soldering iron up to temperature, and place it on the wire (so that it gets hot) and then touch your solder to the iron and it will drizzle over the wire. Remove your iron and make sure you've got some solder all the way around the wire - may require some moving. Once you've finished, put electrical tape over any exposed wires (you can keep or replace any additional insulation that was on the wires prior to your cutting it off), Then plug the thing in and see if you've killed it or fixed it. If it's still screwing up, cut more insulation off and see if you have a break somewhere where you haven't looked - it's not necessary to cut ALL the insulation off - the less you have to cut the better.
This sounds like what happens to headphones a lot where the wires will become frayed internally and cause your audio/mic to cut out periodically.
Now you've learned to solder and can do all sorts of fun stuff with electronics
If it's the cord losing contact momentarily, I would call zowie or e-mail and see what they'll do for you. If they don't require that the mouse be sent back, then we can move on - if they want you to send it back first then maybe not so much lol.
Only follow this course of action if you're desperate IE you have a back up mouse because you may just end it here or make the problem worse.
Things you'll need:
1. Wire strippers
2. Soldering iron
3. Solder
4. Electrical tape.
Disassemble the mouse as directed make sure everything is connected properly and test the mouse. See if maybe something just needed jolted into place if not, continue.
Use the wire strippers to start cutting the insulation off of the wires. Look for spots in the wire that are frayed or broken. Typically, it happens anywhere where it connects to or abuts a plastic piece or anywhere where it could take damage (cord getting rolled on by chair etc). Broken wire should be pretty obvious it'll look like hair that has been twisted up or just be outright separated.
Once you've found the offending spot(s), heat up your soldering iron. Cut the wires' frayed ends or frayed spots - just cut them out. Then put the two clean cut pieces or bundles of wire back together by overlapping them and twisting them so they become a single wire. Make sure that, once inside, you don't mix up your colors of wires and bond a black to a red (doing each section separately is how I go about it). Then, at the spot you've twisted, heat your soldering iron up to temperature, and place it on the wire (so that it gets hot) and then touch your solder to the iron and it will drizzle over the wire. Remove your iron and make sure you've got some solder all the way around the wire - may require some moving. Once you've finished, put electrical tape over any exposed wires (you can keep or replace any additional insulation that was on the wires prior to your cutting it off), Then plug the thing in and see if you've killed it or fixed it. If it's still screwing up, cut more insulation off and see if you have a break somewhere where you haven't looked - it's not necessary to cut ALL the insulation off - the less you have to cut the better.
This sounds like what happens to headphones a lot where the wires will become frayed internally and cause your audio/mic to cut out periodically.
Now you've learned to solder and can do all sorts of fun stuff with electronics
Only follow this course of action if you're desperate IE you have a back up mouse because you may just end it here or make the problem worse.
Things you'll need:
1. Wire strippers
2. Soldering iron
3. Solder
4. Electrical tape.
Disassemble the mouse as directed make sure everything is connected properly and test the mouse. See if maybe something just needed jolted into place if not, continue.
Use the wire strippers to start cutting the insulation off of the wires. Look for spots in the wire that are frayed or broken. Typically, it happens anywhere where it connects to or abuts a plastic piece or anywhere where it could take damage (cord getting rolled on by chair etc). Broken wire should be pretty obvious it'll look like hair that has been twisted up or just be outright separated.
Once you've found the offending spot(s), heat up your soldering iron. Cut the wires' frayed ends or frayed spots - just cut them out. Then put the two clean cut pieces or bundles of wire back together by overlapping them and twisting them so they become a single wire. Make sure that, once inside, you don't mix up your colors of wires and bond a black to a red (doing each section separately is how I go about it). Then, at the spot you've twisted, heat your soldering iron up to temperature, and place it on the wire (so that it gets hot) and then touch your solder to the iron and it will drizzle over the wire. Remove your iron and make sure you've got some solder all the way around the wire - may require some moving. Once you've finished, put electrical tape over any exposed wires (you can keep or replace any additional insulation that was on the wires prior to your cutting it off), Then plug the thing in and see if you've killed it or fixed it. If it's still screwing up, cut more insulation off and see if you have a break somewhere where you haven't looked - it's not necessary to cut ALL the insulation off - the less you have to cut the better.
This sounds like what happens to headphones a lot where the wires will become frayed internally and cause your audio/mic to cut out periodically.
Now you've learned to solder and can do all sorts of fun stuff with electronics
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