Is there an open source mouse design yet with a BOM so I can start making my own rather than continually buying good ones that get discontinued and become impossible to replace?
Extremely time consuming when bespoke plastic buttons break then modeling and printing replacements and then servicing the mouse, or having to sort through datasheets to find a suitable mechanical replacement when there are no identifying markings.
It's not difficult, no, but having the designs to begin with, and optionally alter them, would save considerable amounts of time for repairs.
99.99% of the time what breaks in a mouse is either a switch or the scroll wheel encoder.
Both are standard parts that are easy to identify and get replacements for. And quick and easy to replace.
>99.99%
For you, sure, that's great. Still doesn't change that plastic breaks enough for me to be looking for a better alternative.
And no, it's actually not quick and easy to open mice that aren't designed to be opened and having to de/resolder components.
I'm really not sure why you're so bent on trying to save face here. I have a use case and asked if there was a particular solution, nobody asked for your StackOverflow "don't do X but instead Y" opinion.
>For you, sure, that's great. Still doesn't change that plastic breaks enough for me to be looking for a better alternative.
Are you throwing your mice against the wall in a tard rage or something?
I've never managed to break the plastic on a mouse.
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>I've
Again, good for you anon. I'm not you.
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So are you throwing them against the wall or not?
You can't just mention something as bizarre as constantly breaking the plastic parts on your mouse and then not elaborate.
>used an a4 tech for years >died to a cable failure rather than a switch >got the cheapest random mouse from the nearest store >Actually a fucking gem Delux Msomething has been exceptionally comfortable to grip, same exact shape as Logitech MX but without the wireless bullshit. >used it for years, don't remember whether it was a shorting cable or switch failure but i definitely got 15$ worth out of it >bought a razer basilisk in 2018 >the rubber padding is all filthy and peeling off, i mangled up the teflon sliders when i was taking it arart to clean inside of the wheel >both the cable and the button are still perfectly fine > it's been over 5 years now
What's happening with your mouses? Are you retarded? Why do you just keep breaking your mouses? I never had this problem.
Another possible reason is that you're retarded and use wireless mouses. I heard a theory that they are failing because they run on lower voltage to save the battery charge and as a result the contacts inside the switch don't get the required spark to clean off the oxidation.
I never had a wireless mouse and never had an early switch failure, literally every mouse I ever had served for many years, I think I had like 5 different mouses over my entire life and and i'm 30. Just don't buy wireless lmao.
It means nothing anymore. Pixart has low end sensors too, and "Omron" produces garbage-tier switches in China.
Is there an open source mouse design yet with a BOM so I can start making my own rather than continually buying good ones that get discontinued and become impossible to replace?
>buying good ones that get discontinued and become impossible to replace?
You can replace a mouse with any other mouse what are you on about?
Literally just don't buy wireless and any mouse is going to server you for three to five years which is very reasonable for 20$
>You can replace a mouse with any other mouse what are you on about?
not the shape though which is the entire fucking point
Are you dumb, illiterate, or both?
Yes, thank you, anon. Button count/configuration is also very important for me.
Just keep repairing your old mouse.
It's not hard.
Extremely time consuming when bespoke plastic buttons break then modeling and printing replacements and then servicing the mouse, or having to sort through datasheets to find a suitable mechanical replacement when there are no identifying markings.
It's not difficult, no, but having the designs to begin with, and optionally alter them, would save considerable amounts of time for repairs.
99.99% of the time what breaks in a mouse is either a switch or the scroll wheel encoder.
Both are standard parts that are easy to identify and get replacements for. And quick and easy to replace.
>99.99%
For you, sure, that's great. Still doesn't change that plastic breaks enough for me to be looking for a better alternative.
And no, it's actually not quick and easy to open mice that aren't designed to be opened and having to de/resolder components.
I'm really not sure why you're so bent on trying to save face here. I have a use case and asked if there was a particular solution, nobody asked for your StackOverflow "don't do X but instead Y" opinion.
>For you, sure, that's great. Still doesn't change that plastic breaks enough for me to be looking for a better alternative.
Are you throwing your mice against the wall in a tard rage or something?
I've never managed to break the plastic on a mouse.
xhe is
>I've
Again, good for you anon. I'm not you.
So are you throwing them against the wall or not?
You can't just mention something as bizarre as constantly breaking the plastic parts on your mouse and then not elaborate.
>used an a4 tech for years
>died to a cable failure rather than a switch
>got the cheapest random mouse from the nearest store
>Actually a fucking gem Delux Msomething has been exceptionally comfortable to grip, same exact shape as Logitech MX but without the wireless bullshit.
>used it for years, don't remember whether it was a shorting cable or switch failure but i definitely got 15$ worth out of it
>bought a razer basilisk in 2018
>the rubber padding is all filthy and peeling off, i mangled up the teflon sliders when i was taking it arart to clean inside of the wheel
>both the cable and the button are still perfectly fine
> it's been over 5 years now
What's happening with your mouses? Are you retarded? Why do you just keep breaking your mouses? I never had this problem.
Another possible reason is that you're retarded and use wireless mouses. I heard a theory that they are failing because they run on lower voltage to save the battery charge and as a result the contacts inside the switch don't get the required spark to clean off the oxidation.
I never had a wireless mouse and never had an early switch failure, literally every mouse I ever had served for many years, I think I had like 5 different mouses over my entire life and and i'm 30. Just don't buy wireless lmao.
I just use a $12 logitech. Once a year it breaks and I buy another one.
that's $120 in 10 years. you can buy a $60 one that will last 5 years instead
Why is LULZ so obsessed with mouses? My wireless logitech just werks for everything.
>wireless
3370 should be your minimum.
no
viper mini is $20 there is no excuse