DIY: EXTREME Power saving wireless mouse mod

Step 5 UPDATE!

Like I said, I was having to recharge the batteries in this thing everyday!
Now I am very happy to report:

MY LAST CHARGE (current one in the mouse) HAS LASTED OVER 3 DAYS AND COUNTING!!!!

(I probably just jinxed it though !.O!.)


ALSO: Here's another quick update for those interested (see pic below). I immediately took the foam piece off after I posted this (....okay, it fell off, but that's beside the point!)
and had also had this idea until something better comes to mind. I simply used some of the clear plastic packaging bubble as sort of a pressure pad (it works great, but I'm not set on this one either, because it allows the switch to be pressed if the mouse is upside down and such)

Comments

[acer73]

Wow, just get a new mouse I have a logitec wireless invisible optic. It has a Reset, On/off buttons plus auto-off. I have had the mouse for over a year an only replaced batterys 3 times

[kgee]

same

[jkinrade]

That's not really the point of instructables. It's more fun to mod something than it is to just buy a new thing and adding the old one to the ever-increasing amount of trash in this country.

[MAC guyver]

hmmm, U did all this cuz you were too lazy to turn your mouse off? I'd have held out for complete freedom. Self-charging mouse anyone?

[looneygiorgio07]

well some mice (logitech's EX100 for example) don't have a switch to turn the mouse off. Instead they have a built in auto-standby thingy which to be exact doesn't work very well.