Tech Olive

With any high-tech device comes the expectation of some little kinks that users must fix, adapt to, or otherwise remedy and the Mamba is certainly no exception. While the Mamba does have a nice warranty that is more than equipped to have this issues resolved, we’ll treat this article as if you bought the Mamba second-hand or the warranty has run out, thus forcing you to fix the issues yourself.

For starters, I tackled my issue of loosening side grips, but that’s easily fixed by the complete removal of the rubber pads, a simple application of super-glue (spread out evenly, of course), replace the pads and apply pressure for a minute or two and you’re all set. No more annoying corners coming lose during gaming.

The Razer Mamba is notorious for impersonating a real-life mouse with incessant squeaking issues coming from the primary mouse buttons and — more commonly — the scroll wheel. So, I set out on the mission of squashing the source of this annoying squeak. After a bit of time, I found my solution: A little peanut butter on….wait. Instead of explaining it here, I’ll simply refer you to the following tutorial video:

Also, you should be able to use any petroleum-based tube or spray lubricant (yes, even chap-stick if you’re desperate), you need not pay $13 for a tube of specialized grease. The best part of this fix is that if you have a Mamba that is still under warranty, and you want to fix it without having to deal with RMA, this method leaves your warranty intact. Having said that, Razer does warn against self-maintenance of their products, so it’s safest to process an RMA if you have the option.

As far as the Mamba’s less-frequent issue of a squeaky left or right click button, I failed to find any methods of fixing this issue, but my Mamba has had this issue, but it eventually cleared itself up. I assume it was a matter of two parts rubbing against each other and the eventual wear cleared the mouse button’s path. So, proper treatment in this case is just continued normal use.

Lastly we come to a cutting-out issue. I’ve had some personal experience with the Mamba’s wireless signal. I’ve found that after running the battery to zero and recharging it (or switching to the cable), the mouse tends to have 1-3 second cut-outs every few hours for the next couple days. Unfortunately, the only way I’ve found to remedy this was to keep a keen eye on my battery life and always switch to the cable when I hit 1 bar of battery life, and never allowing the Mamba to completely drain the battery. Hopefully a future firmware update will fix this problem. Of course, it’s never really a good idea to run batteries all the way down on your devices in the first place.

Join us next month when we focus on the Mamba’s charging dock/wireless receiver and, while you count the days, why not catch up on previous Mamba Files articles.