Mod your mouse:LED color

Hi, don't you thing that is red color of mouse already boring? You look for something modern, and dark-great look? Wellcome!

Note: Meabe there is already Instrucatble like this, but here is my version.

Step 1 Parts, and let's start

Parts and materials:
*Optic computer mouse
*Screw driver
*100mcd 20mA blue LED
*Soldering iron
*Solder

So, when you have parts and materials, start workin'. Open your mouse(there is usually just one screw), remove wheel and cable.

Comments

[lemonie]

How well does this mouse work? You're at the opposite end of the spectrum to that at which it was designed to operate.

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[frollard]

I've done lots of led mouse mods -
red is one of the best by default; but most all work -
infrared, (really neat, 'invisible),
blue (works good on jeans, terrible on dark surfaces),
Green, not so great,
UV - works great on anything uv reactive, terrible on anything else.  Surprising that some dark surfaces work awesome when they make no visible reflection.
White - pretty awesome.

Remember you may need to change an led on the board if you change colours - blue and white take more voltage than green red yellow.

[harvie]

I've just made stealth ninja IR mouse :-) Used cheap dealextreme IR LED (20 pack for ~ $2) and works without problem. I hope i will not miss the visible light in dark times :) Maybe i'll try white LED next time...

It may be cool to have multiple LEDs (or multicolor LED) and be able to choose the color using some switch. Switching between White and IR seems to be usefull (but little bipolar :-)

[frollard]

Just be sure to add an extra resistor because IR uses less voltage than red, and will burn out quick if you don't protect it.

[sjoobbani]

when you say UV reactive, what does that exactly mean? Like different color mouse pads?
I think white, because it 'glows' under UV light right?

[frollard]

'glows' = reacts = uv reactive.

Basically the sensor doesn't SEE uv, but if the uv hits something and it floresces a visible colour (like the bright purple or green that comes off various surfaces), the sensor will see it.

[xxjackxx]

I just modded my Labtec mouse and green works pretty well for me.

[dava_2]

Glad to hear. :)

[lemonie]

Which is why I asked.

L

[dava_2]

I think frollard said everything.. Blue worked to me well, it's still here, in mouse..