change LEDs on Logitech's wheel mouse (optical)

Posted:Sun Dec 03 @ 3:33 pm

ok, how to do it:

first, pick a victim:

then unscrew the only screw there is..

open the mouse carefully and take the wheel out (watch for the spring - it's position!)

take the "thing" off there

ok now pull the front end out first, don't try to pull the back out because u'll break the case!!

ok if you've taken everything apart.. it should look like this:

ok now take that part out by unsoldering the LED's pins (legs, connectors, whatever Razz

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it looks like this now:

ok now pull the LED out:

when u changed the LED put the piece back on the PCB and solder it:

(ok I over-heated it a bit, the soldering iron didn't heat up good yet)

..put the lens back in.. (if you took them out)

ok now the back end first and then the front end

watch for these 4 err well look in the circles Razz

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now put the wheel back in its slot

ok now you might wanna test it.. (f it doesn't work, press the PCB down with one finger)

now close the mouse:

there you go =) :

different colors

!!WARNING!!
1. Use the brightest LED you can get!
2. Watch the polarity of the LED!
3. Don't eat your finger when you're reading this and eating a hamburger!
4. I broke a piece off somewhere (only heard, didn't see) and I don't know where it fell off so be carefull (not like me Razz

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5. The sensitivity of the mouse might get a little worse but I don't see any difference on my mouses

tools used: (my parrot doesn't count Rolling Eyes

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I hope anyone found this usefull Wink

Modding God Joined: Nov 22, 2006 Posts: 2540 Location: uk

nice usefull to me never have changed a led just know how to but this helps alot! nice mod btw looks gd Wink

ever thought of bright white?? might glow lighter with the black bottom ya know?

Posted:Sun Dec 03 @ 3:39 pm

you can prolly change it to whatever you want.. I wanna try with IR LED someday Razz

just it HAS to be ultrabright LED!