Footswitch Mouse
Intro: Footswitch Mouse
The footswitch mouse, an Instructable for all the people with index finger tired for doing so many clicks while browsing in Internet, specially when navigate the instructable.com site-
I hope this idea will be useful for people like me, well, happy browsing.
I hope this idea will be useful for people like me, well, happy browsing.
STEP 1: Parts Fot the Footswitch Mouse
1 old mouse
1 platform for support the footswitch
1 switch (game console switch)
1 platform for support the footswitch
1 switch (game console switch)
STEP 2: Soldering and Assembling
1- open the mouse
2- identify the place of buttons or terminals
3- assemble the switch
4- solder the switch to mouse terminals
STEP 3: Use the Footswitch
you can start using the footswitch,
your index finger will be thankful!
your index finger will be thankful!
20 Comments
NicholasB76 7 years ago
Lag switch for xbox 360 online? :D lol - jk - but really, I came across this looking for a pedal controller idea to make for Amplitube 4, a guitar program - so I don't have to buy the crazy expensive usb foot pedal that you can get for it. - I think I'm on the right road!
fairysdad 12 years ago
Instead of hard-wiring the switch to the mouse clicker, I put a 6.5mm jack socket in its place so I could use a footswitch I already had. To save having to rewire the USB lead the mouse came with, instead of drilling a hole into the project box, a slit was cut at the top for the lead to go through; so the lead couldn't move, a strip of electrical tape was put on the lead on either side of the slit.
I labelled the jack input socket 'Left' so that in future I may be able to add one for the right-clicker! My main intention for this is to navigate my way through PowerPoint presentations...
The reason for the large box is because for some reason I thought I'd put the whole mouse in there rather than just the circuitry. It works fine though - I can store the footpedal in there!
cutehmea 13 years ago
cutehmea 13 years ago
squirrelMLM 14 years ago
dboscoe 15 years ago
odrarek 15 years ago
mondaymonkey 14 years ago
transeunte 15 years ago
avwos 14 years ago
matbh 15 years ago
avwos 14 years ago
unreal_ed 14 years ago
(http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-920-000946-G13-Advanced-Gameboard/dp/B001NEK2GE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1245347710&sr=1-2)
Having an extra key linked to your feet could be an extra, really handy, easy to access key (you could set it in Battlefield and other FPSes to the sprint)
blakeredfield 15 years ago
MouldyPython 15 years ago
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