How to adress scroll-wheel issues with Roccat Kone mice

Written By: Isip V Nicola
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How to adress scroll-wheel issues with Roccat Kone mice

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

4

Time Required

15 - 30 minutes

Introduction

The sensor that ROCCAT uses for their scroll wheels is very sensitive to dust, and after some time it may start to malfunction by failing to register scroll actions or even scrolling in the wrong direction.

In this video, you will find a short review of the Kone[+] and the manifestation of the glitch.

Before you attempt to perform this repair, make sure the glitch is permanent, and attempt to fix it with a few blows of compressed air.

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    • Unplug the mouse.

    • Cover the optical sensor with tape.

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    • With a heat gun/hair dryer, warm up the covers. This will loosen up the glue that keeps the glider feet attached to the mouse.

    • Once hot, gently try to lift the gliders and work the edges.

    • To reapply, heat the gliders to make the the glue soft, then firmly hold it in place until it cools and holds its grip.

    • Once the gliders are removed, the screws are easily visible

    • Don't touch or dirty the adhesive side of the gliders, or else they won't stick back.

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    • Be gentle when performing this step. Most Kone models have wires connecting the halves of the shell that may be damaged if you yank on them.

    • Turn the mouse back over and slowly lift off the top cover.

    • You may proceed without disconnecting the two halves if you wish. Ensure both halves are well supported so that the cable is not strained.

    • Use tweezers to disconnect the wires. If your model uses a ribbon cable, you will need to disengage the locking tab on the connector before pulling the cable out.

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    • Spray electrical contact cleaner directly in the space indicated in the picture for several seconds, moving the scroll wheel back and forth as you spray.

    • Once the cleaner spray has evaporated, you may try connecting the mouse to your computer for testing before reassembly. You may encounter odd behavior if you leave the PCB in the shell disconnected while doing this.

    • If several repetitions of this step are not effective, the rotary encoder may be permanently damaged. Consider replacing it or the entire mouse.

    Actually you have to apply the contact cleaner into the plastic box where are those contractors. The arrow points wrong . It point where is the simple mechanism responsible for scrolling tension. The "click" sound when you scroll .

    Bottom line , very big THANK YOU for the guide. Just repaired my friends Kone+ in 10 minutes.

    szwedu -

    Used this to fix my R.A.T 7 scroll problem and it worked like a charm!

    Many thanks.

    MK -

    Worked like a charm on my MMO7. Thank you 100x; I already thought that I will have to buy new mouse..... :)

    Robert Topolovec -

    Or don’t ignore WD-40 if you already have WD-40 electric contact cleaner ;)

    Enio Fernandes -

    1 Roccat Kone[+] fully functional again. +1 for the tip of blowing. It helped to see if it is indeed dust blocking the correct operation. The electric contact cleaner did the rest of the job.

    Jurian Blok -

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Isip V Nicola

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21 comments

####WARNING####

You better stick with the hair dryer when warming up the glue of the glidez.

I just performed this guide and it totally worked out. But I used a heat gun to warm up the mouse glidez. Due to the heat, the plastic that shapes the left mouse button, deformed a bit. The mouse is actually working normal, but you need a significant higher force to push the LMB now.

So be careful about the temperatures when warming the glidez.

Beside this fault of mine, the guide is perfect. Mouse wheel glitch is completely gone.

thx.

mmda81

Michael Ungers -

Thanks for the suggestion, already corrected. :)

Isip V Nicola -

Worked perfect with hair dryer and WD-40 in 15 minutes!

rinaf -

Excellent concise guide. Thank You!!!

brenogrady -

Thanks so much, it worked perfectly on a Roccat Savu. The side buttons were not working anymore after a mouse drop.

Just be patient with the glides & the hair drier.

John Doe -

i did it and it works perfectly now!

Alexander Domino -

I am really happy, that i've found that post. PERFECT! Thanks Autor and a man, who pointed out a mistake in Step 5. You should put wd-40, where the green arrow points (not on gear but in a little hole between constant and moving pieces).

soulhunter97 -

I just did it and worked, even if sometimes (really rarely) i scroll one unit and it goes in the other way or doesn't do anything. Hope it will last.

I didn't use the wd40 contact cleaner, but the svitol silikon spray (technik).

In my case, the scroll sensor was all wet (it was something like oil) and the metal circle had (still has) circle stripes, so I just cleaned everything making it all dry, then I added just a bit of svitol

I also added a piece of paper (like in the guide, in front of the scroll wheel) on the left side of scroll sensor, where the metal piece is (the one that makes "tac" when you use the wheel), so it makes more pressure and you won't do an opposite scroll for error (the sensor is very sensible)

Mario -

Hey guys, I can see all of these successful stories and my roccat kova + mmb has been a bit faulty and doesn't always register when I scroll. (weapon changes for ex.) Is there any danger in this method? I have already taken the cover off but im a bit wary of flooding the mouse and im a bit confused where i should put the wd-40 as there is a comment saying to put it some where different so could someone please help me out?

Thanks

Jacob Maschler -

just repaired my Kone[+]Plus after it fell down and the scroll wheel was running free; the axis of the wheel had slipped out of the gearbox. just had to put it all in place again, and removed some wrapped up dog and cat hair on that occasion ;)

was surprised to see it has an extra metal cased switch for the left mouse button, in addition to the micro switch ... chose to buy it because it had not only the most precise wheel mechanics but also the best mechanical clicking sound of all mice i tested in the shop ... now i know why!

thanks for the excellent instructions how to open up this beast!

capsuleerpogostemoncablin -

Hi, what is the name of the component that you point in the picture numer 5 (which it says we have to put wd-40 spray), couse I have a genius bt 905t Bluetooth mouse but this part is broken completely, and i dont know how to ask for it, in a electronic store.

Thanks in advance

Gustavo -

works like a charm! You just saved me a whole new mouse!

Thor -

Thanks for the guide! It gave me the confidence to pull apart my KAIN 120 AMIO to fix the same issue. It wasn’t quite the same process and removing the wheel assembly had me stumped for a minute, so I shot pictures and made a guide for that model based on your guide.

Roccat Kain 120 Amio Scroll Wheel Disassembly

Thanks again. :)

Craig Haydock -

Thanks so much, it worked perfectly for my Kone AIMO Remastered! (I used a hair dryer)

f hu -

Thank you so much! Worked like a charm on my Kone Pure Optical

Pascal -

thank you!

did not warm up the glue, just peeled of the "feets" with a sharp scalpel :)

Dennis jansson -

works perfect on Kone AIMO Remastered. No heat for the pads needed

Teisen -

It works. Thank you so much! :)

Nick Stemmler -

Thank you! Kone Aimo Remastered fixed my scroll wheel issue! I used a hair dryer on low air high heat with a diffuser and worked like a charm.

I also cough discovered that the little blue things on the mouse feet are just protective covers that should have been removed 2 years ago. Wee.

Sean Davis -

it works for kone pure perfectly, and i used nothing but small screw driver (didnt unplug the connection cable)

Orçun Özden -

my scroll wheel now works as intended. the guide was perfect very precise. almost died laughing when it worked, cause i was like ´´bullshit no way that works right. right? but it freaking does haha thank you so much.

emil drest -