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iPod scroll wheel scraping
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Feb 2001
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First off - my iPod is brilliant and i love it. I bought it a couple of days after it came out, and maybe because i have one of the first ones i'm having this problem.
The problem is that the scroll wheel seems to be scraping at the top left corner. That corner seems lower and closer than the other corners.
ANyone else experiencing this? Would I be able to get apple to fix this under my warranty?
Want to get it fixed before it gets worse if possible...
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I free'd my mind... now it won't come back.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2001
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You'll probably want to ask them about that. I don't think that's normal. The ipod is a non-repairable item, so they'd have to replace it, if they decide to do that.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2001
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i've had the same thing happen to a lesser degree so i am able to just push it back till it's straight....if it happens all the time, then maybe you should get it looked at
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Senior User
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Boston, MA
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My iPod wheel scrapes too, I guess its just the way it is cause its been like that ever since I got it...
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Pleasanton, CA
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I think it's supposed to be that way or all of them are that way. Mine does so as well. It's not bothersome at all, though.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Hong Kong
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No, they are not supposed to scrape. First try pushing it in all the way, straight in.
Then if that doesn't help there's probably some dirt or something inside the wheel that's not letting it line up straight. Just pop that baby off, use a camera blower or compressed air to clean it out, maybe even add a drop of (nonconductive) lubricant, and pop it back on again.
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Senior User
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Alexandria, VA USA
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I got an iPod for Christmas, and love it. But, I had to go to the Apple Store and exchange it the day after Christmas because the wheel was grinding so badly. I suspected dirt may have gotten in it, but since it was less than 24hrs old, I didnt want to mess around.
This seems like a design flaw.
How hard is it to pop off the wheel? I think it may happen again, so I want to be prepared.
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