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From: hrlaser@pnet02.CTS.COM (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Defective Mouse
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Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 13:35:25 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  9 13:35:25 1987
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The article in Amazing Computing was written by Gerald (Jerry) Hull.
He found a way to build up epoxy resin on top of the switch inside
the mouse to put more pressure on the switch when it got old/worn out,
however this wasn't a totally final solution to the problem. He also
suggested desoldering the switch, rotating it 180 deg, and soldering
it back in again so that the "other side" of the little contacts
could get used. I know a few people who've done this but they say this
fix doesn't last very long. I guess when these switches wear out,
they're pretty much shot.

Jerry sent me a replacement switch months ago which I still haven't
installed in my crippled mouse (I since bought another mouse, US$60
at a SoCal Amiga dealer), so now I have two meese, but one lives in
a drawer hibernating till I can get some nice person to solder the
switch into it for me. (I'd be more dangerous than the Terminator
with a soldering gun in my hand). 

The switch I was sent has this stamped on the bottom of it:

                    +-------------+
                    | B          X|
                    |   OMRON     |
                    |             |
                    |   B 3 F     |
                    |             |
                    |    8 4      |
                    +-------------+

Is "Omron" a microswitch mfr? I dunno. Also no idea where you'd get
these, or what kind of qty you'd have to buy but after eyeballing it
it looks like an exact replacement for the switches inside the mice.

Harv Laser
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