Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!aplcen!haven!mimsy!tove.umd.edu!steveg From: steveg@tove.umd.edu (Steve Green) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Dead mice Keywords: Mouse mice Message-ID: <20403@mimsy.umd.edu> Date: 26 Oct 89 04:24:11 GMT References: <879@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> <21104@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> Sender: nobody@mimsy.umd.edu Reply-To: steveg@tove.umd.edu (Steve Green) Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Lines: 23 Well, break out the multi-meter for this one. I have seen a handfull of mice die and everyone of em was a broken wire at the base of the mouse. First, open the mouse and check continuity of each wire. One or many wires will probably be bad. (It has usually been the green wire for me) The fix is very simple (assuming this is the problem). All you have to do is give a tug on the wire that is broken. The insulation will break and the wire will come out. Now try to approximate where the break occured, and pull the entire cable until that point is in the mouse assy. This wont come at first because the cable insulation is attached to the stress relief at the base of the mouse. You will have to slide a knife up the cable and cut at the points of attachment. There should be very little problem in doing this so that the stress relief remains intact. Now, slice the cable insulation (from the inside) untill the other side of the broken wire appears. Now just solder the wire back, and give it a shot. Dont forget to check the other wires. Honestly though, I have done this about 5 times and the repair is works great assuming you dont mind that your mouse cable is about 2-3 inches shorter. #include /* Claim ignorance */ -- -steveg@tove.umd.edu ..uunet!tove.umd.edu!steveg "Ignore the message: 'ld warning: file /tmp/kernAAAa06386 has no relocation information' if it appears."