ncreed@ndsuvax.UUCP (Walter Reed) (04/05/88)
My mouse buttons were getting really bad. Menu's were getting hard to select
and I was selecting the wrong options. I would try and move a window and it
would stop in the middle of me moving it. The buttons had had it! I guess
it was too many sword fights in defender of the crown :-)
Anyway, if your mouse buttons are getting worn, here's how to get them fixed.
Buttons VERY simalar to the originals can be ordered from Digi-Key.
They are $0.39 quantity one, or $3.51 for 10. Digi-Key's number is
1-800-344-4539. The part number is P9950.
These buttons from Digi-Key are a little shorter than the Amiga ones.
What I did to make up the difference is take a bad disk and rip it apart.
Then I took a hole punch (the size used for a 3-ring binder) and punched
out 2 peices from the label area:
_____________ Take out the rounds from the positions
| x x | marked by the x's from the front half
| ___ | of the disk jacket.
| | | |
| |___| |
| _ |
| |_| |
|___________|
The reason for taking them out of the label area is 1) because it is easier
to punch, and 2) because it is thinner.
Now take the switch and put a small drop of super glue in the middle of the
button and put 1 punch-out rough side down on it. Press for a few seconds
and the switch is ready! Be sure not to use too much super glue, or the
switch will always stay on.
Unsolder the old switch and solder in the new one, and that's all there is
to it.
If you don't know what you are doing, find a friend that does for gosh sakes!
This sure is cheaper than a new mouse...
Disclaimer: This will most likely void your warrenty, and
I have No affiliation with Digi-Key, and
Don't blame me if this doesn't work, because it did for me!
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Walter Reed PH: 701-235-0774
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