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Have an optical mouse? Tired of the humdrum regular red color emanating from the bottom? This is a super easy hack to change the color of your mouse!
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A mouse (optical, not analog with a rubber ball in the bottom)
An LED, must be very bright, and of the water clear casing type. 5mm is the most likely size. So far I have tested green and blue LED's. Blue seems to work best, but green works varying on its brightness and the surface of the mouse pad. It tends to work better if it is brighter, and if the mouse pad is a lighter color (I had good results with a white sheet of paper)
Others have had luck with a variety of other types, such as IR leds, as the light emitted from these cannot be seen with the naked eyed, creating an "invisible" look. Others have used UV, but with varying results as UV usually reflects only off of white (or very light) surfaces. Strangely enough, some have had luck with UV on black mousepads :)
Desoldering braid, wick, or solder sucker
Soldering iron, with solder
Optional: Helping hands. Not needed, but very, very helpful.
A mouse (optical, not analog with a rubber ball in the bottom)
An LED, must be very bright, and of the water clear casing type. 5mm is the most likely size. So far I have tested green and blue LED's. Blue seems to work best, but green works varying on its brightness and the surface of the mouse pad. It tends to work better if it is brighter, and if the mouse pad is a lighter color (I had good results with a white sheet of paper)
Others have had luck with a variety of other types, such as IR leds, as the light emitted from these cannot be seen with the naked eyed, creating an "invisible" look. Others have used UV, but with varying results as UV usually reflects only off of white (or very light) surfaces. Strangely enough, some have had luck with UV on black mousepads :)
Desoldering braid, wick, or solder sucker
Soldering iron, with solder
Optional: Helping hands. Not needed, but very, very helpful.
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Mar 7, 2011. 8:36 AMdwhole
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Sweet! I did this several years ago to both my mouse and my keyboard lights (both blue). A note I'd recommend to all - be careful how bright of an LED you use in a keyboard. I had to add a tint to dull the keyboard indicators. I'm glad to see a write-up that goes through all the steps, helping those without the knowledge, just how it's supposed to be. Good job.
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