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From: preese@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (Phil Reese)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Broken mouse...can it be fixed?
Message-ID: <20504@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: Sat, 5-Sep-87 13:16:30 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  5 13:16:30 1987
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Keywords: Mouse, Connections, Pin-outs, Broken

In article <486@bucket.UUCP> martyl@bucket.UUCP (Marty Lee) writes:
>
>The wire that goes to the mouse button has decided to go open.
>Now the button will not work unless I wiggle the strain relief.

I've had very good luck fixing flaky mouses.  You need a bit of experience
with a soldering iron and some electrical tape.  All of the mouses that I've
fixed have had one or more broken wires in or near the strain relief
coming out of the mouse shell.  The simple way is to disassemble the mouse
and remove the wire from the mouse inards.  Now carefully but firmly twist
on the strain relief to move it up the cable.  The strain releif is not
permanent on the wire though it may seem that way on first attempt.  Some
lubricating oil, sparingly applied may help.  Once the strain releif is
further up the cable reconnect the mouse wire to the internals.  Now by
moving the mouse on a running Mac try to determine where the break is in
that first 4-6" of wire.  Pinpoint it and then dissassemble the wire
again.  Cut off the wire just above the break, strip the insulation back
and strip each wire.  On the piece cut off will be the connector for
connecting to the socket in the mouse, carefully cut the wires near the
socket and switch components.  Leave enough room to strip the wires and
solder and tape the joints, about 2+" is ok.  Strip these wires and match
colors with the long wire and solder the connections.  Carefully tape each
connection and test out the fixed wire.  Did it work?  Reassemble and happy
mousing!

Use this suggestion at your own risk!  Not responsible for 'beyond repair
mouses'.

Phil Reese
SESAME/School of Ed
UC Berkeley
preesse@violet.berkeley.edu