Comment on Wireless mouse with silent switches recommendation
tal@lemmy.today 3 months ago
I don’t use any myself, but my first search turns up a couple options:
Or if you know better place to ask (other than /r/…), I’d be glad.
This is on Reddit, but it has people talking about just buying new mouse switches for arbitrary mice and resoldering them.
old.reddit.com/r/…/silent_mouse_switches/
I’m not familiar with this, but it sounds like it’s practical to just take a mouse, buy new mouse switches, swap them out, as long as you can solder. So if you’ve got another mouse that does what you want – and it sounds like you like the Logitech G305 – you can probably just modify it, if you’re willing to put in the effort. I’d read up on this further before going that route.
This post specifically deals with replacing the switches on a Logitech G305 to make it silent:
old.reddit.com/…/how_to_make_a_g305_silent_this_w…
Additionally, it looks like silent mice are a thing, so you’ve probably got a number of options out there if you want off-the-shelf.
kaedon@beehaw.org 3 months ago
I can highly recommend this! The switches are very cheap and I love my silent G305. The hardest part was probably the middle click button but you can skip that one if you don’t care about it as much. While you’re inside, you could clean the scroll wheel which might fix your swelling problem.
Here’s the switches: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256803887113310.html And the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKPUPIjv1kI
I am not very skilled with solder and found it very easy. You don’t need anything fancy like a desoldering gun. Just a regular soldering iron with some solder and flux worked for me.
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Soldering should be fine, this will probably end up as long winter evening project at some point. Was it possible to re-use gliders after dismembering the mouse?
Swelling problem won’t be fixed as easy. The material of the wheel just expanded, the rubber is twice as big as new one to the point it can’t fit in its hole in the mouse. Internet is full of the same problems, it was either defective batch or it reacts with some specific agent in some people’s sweat. Never the less, the only way is to replace the whole wheel. Need to find out which of my friends have a 3D printer…
kaedon@beehaw.org 3 months ago
It depends on how worn they are. You could probably reused the gliders if you are careful when removing them. I did end up replacing mine though. Here’s some replacements: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805149791432.html
Wow that swelling problem is mysterious!
If 3d printing doesn’t work out: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256807056619542.html?