I’ve had my G602 so long I have literally no memory of buying it. Definitely since before the 2017 discontinuing so it lasted 10 years atleast. A true hero, absolutely got my money’s worth from it.
I felt a bit sad just throwing it away after so much time so I thought I’d make a post about it. Maybe someone wants it for parts, but otherwise atleast I got to share my little sadness for a good quality product that’s served me very well.
It stopped staying turned on. Once batteries went in, it would turn on for a few seconds then stop working. Tried what fixes I could find online to no avail.
You can barely customize the buttons on these anymore so it was probably time.
A shame to learn there’s really no modern counterpart. Ended up replacing it with a razer basilisk V3 because it was the most similar in shape I could find.
I get that it’s 10+ years old, but how do you get those holes in the palm area?
Logitech, in their infinite wisdom, coated the hand contact surfaces of their mice with this soft rubbery plastic material. That material feels nice to the touch for like a year, but it’s an absolute filth magnet. Constant contact with skin oil and general human filth rapidly fucks it up and it becomes a disgusting mess in no time. Thing’s very difficult to clean too because it holds onto crap for dear life and it’s such a pathetically fragile material that any remotely not-gentle application of force while cleaning will permanently and visibly dent and dink and tear the surface. The result is an absolutely horrendous circus of holes and wrinkles and other assorted visual damage.
I hate, hate that material. With a passion that burns hotter than the sun. My MX master is a wonderful mouse but the state of its exterior disgusts me now, after like 6 years of ownership. I try not to look at it or think about it.
Yep. I bought two very expensive Logitech mice and they both began to get a sticky disgusting residue on my hands and fingers all the time, which I realized was leeching off the rubber itself.
I tried scrubbing them with rubbing alcohol and it didn’t help. I don’t use them much anymore and have decided to boycott the brand over it. You’re only like the second person I’ve talked to who experienced this. I think most people just don’t notice a lot of details. I cannot imagine we have unique compounds in our skin oil that break these mice down or something weird like that.
The G900 series doesn’t have that, or at least it didn’t when I bought mine like 8-10 years ago.
I’ve had several MS mice, keyboards, and various electronics from many manufacturers that do that though. I hate it as well, and actively avoid buying things coated in it.
That said, sometimes you can melt it off with acetone. What you are left with depends on whatever it started as though.
I have fixed many “soft touch” plastics that have degraded to sticky with acetone. I believe it dissolves the soft touch with the underlying abs leaving behind a hard plastic after it evaporates.
Can you say more about how you did that? I have some Logitech mice that are awful to use because of this. And they were extremely expensive. Had I known that after a year they’d turn into a sticky mess I’d have sent them back immediately (or never bought them)
It was as easy as pouring a lot on a paper towel, rub on, and let dry for a day. I tried isopropyl and the baking soda scrub but acetone worked best. I think it works best because isopropyl only cleans off the outer sticky layer and baking soda scrubs it off as an abrasive (works but very slow).
I fixed a logic mouse, a bodum coffee grinder, and the handle of a fancy umbrella.
I’ve used ispropyl alcohol on a few such devices. I don’t know if it’s as effective as acetone—it did take some rubbing—but I did manage to eventually get it off, so I know that it can be used as well.
EDIT: While I’ve run into devices that have seen a range of this, the worst was a Grundig G6 radio. Searching, at least according to this page, it looks like the manufacturer recommends “Purple Power”:
https://swling.com/blog/2021/01/getting-the-grundig-g6-out-of-a-sticky-situation/
I have not myself used the stuff, so I can’t personally vouch for effectiveness.
Based on this, it sounds like the solvent that uses is diethylene glycol butyl ether.
EDIT2: Also on that site. Might be a good idea to look at what you’re buying if you do try some:
https://swling.com/blog/2021/01/ron-notes-that-purple-power-is-not-the-same-product-or-formula-across-the-globe/
Same, I applied some nail polish when mine started crumbling and it has been able to hold it in place, but the hole is there already
Idk what’s going on with mine, but after 10+ years that soft touch is still going great. I think it’s because my hands aren’t very oily, and they don’t get sweaty, so it doesn’t react to anything.
I have a bad habit of washing my hands too much, so I never have this issue with anything like mice or controllers. :-P
…reminds me of Willie’s axe.
I thought there was a screw under the rubber at one point for the middle part and went at it with a screwdriver.
Rest is just wear.