Can LED mouse shut down depending on the surface reflective texture ?

I have a worn area on my wood desk where the Logitech mouse sits.
I can use the mouse for months and then the mouse starts having weird issues.
It will start acting jerky - halts, catches up
Then it will turn off it's LED light.

The fix is to unplug the mouse and plug back in.

So after putting up with that I moved the mouse to another spot, works fine.
Then put mouse back to original position, it shuts down again.

So then I took a razor blade and scraped the worn shiny wood desk spot where the mouse sits and it again works fine for months, TILL that spot smooths over again shiny.

I do not use a mouse pad, ans I suppose the area gets 'skin greased' from my hand over the months of use.

I have been experiencing this problem for maybe 3 years.

Logitech USB wheel mouse is what windows 7 calls it.

Been working perfectly since I cleaned up the desk a little.
I admit the mouse is worn but as long as it keeps working, why get another?

Mouse has a clear red plastic base where you see the LED and white top.

model number should be on bottom of the mouse.

model is
M/N M-BJ58
P/N 830524

looks to a pretty basic mouse. i have a thin piece of plastic about 8" x 8" that i use at home on my desk for the mouse durable and very smooth.

The mouse has lost its 3 slick pads, but that was a long time ago.
Wonder if since it is a tiny bit closer to the surface if that would affect it.

well you could always replace the mouse they are not that much. could even replace the pads with something like this. Eels Mouse Glide Tape

oscer1 said:

well you could always replace the mouse they are not that much. could even replace the pads with something like this. Eels Mouse Glide Tape

Interesting you can buy such stuff. But for that cost, a new mouse is better idea.