Introduction: Creative MuVo Mouse Dock
I have an old 128MB Creative MuVo MP3 Player but the battery contacts are all corroded, possibly because of an old battery left there for too long. I could just replace the contacts but, heck, why not make something nice out of it. Also, it uses a single AAA battery - quite expensive and won't last long, well , at least for me.
Step 1: Gather Materials
Since I was back at home for the holidays, I dug through my stuff I had in college and found an old PS/2 mouse. Perfect!
Here are the rest of the stuff I needed:
-slide switch
-super glue
-wires
-AA Battery
-2 x AA Battery holder (cut the other half since I only need a single AA battery)
Here are the rest of the stuff I needed:
-slide switch
-super glue
-wires
-AA Battery
-2 x AA Battery holder (cut the other half since I only need a single AA battery)
Step 2: Assemble
1) Remove PS/2 mouse innards
2) Cut 2 slots on the side of the mouse for the slide switch and the USB connector - held them in place with a glue. For the battery holder, I used a double sided adhesive tape.
3) Connect the (-) battery terminal to the muvo dock and the (+) terminal to one end of the switch, the other end of the switch goes to the (+) terminal in the muvo dock.
2) Cut 2 slots on the side of the mouse for the slide switch and the USB connector - held them in place with a glue. For the battery holder, I used a double sided adhesive tape.
3) Connect the (-) battery terminal to the muvo dock and the (+) terminal to one end of the switch, the other end of the switch goes to the (+) terminal in the muvo dock.
Step 3: Close the Mouse
Here's how is should look like.
Step 4: Test
1) Plug-in the MuVo MP3 player
2) Turn the dock switch on
3) Power up the MP3 player
2) Turn the dock switch on
3) Power up the MP3 player
Step 5: Enjoy!
Without the MuVo player and the headphones, it could easily be mistaken for an ancient wireless mouse.