Modding a Mac Mouse...

NsOmNiA91130 · 02-24-05, 03:11 PM

Yeah....as many of you may have seen in my other thread (OF WHICH I DID NOT STEAL THE MOUSE!!!), I'm modding one of those round single-button mac mouse. I'm gonna put an LED in it, but i have no clue what to do...my camera sucks arse, so no pics either (.2 MP, anyone?)

the adam · 02-24-05, 03:23 PM

can u make it have two buttons? I will never use a mac until they switch to a two button mouse with the option of a scroll wheel

NsOmNiA91130 · 02-24-05, 03:25 PM

Took apart my old MicroSuck mouse, the way there were soldered on was different. So no...i guess.

zip22 · 02-24-05, 03:49 PM

adam, you dont have to use the mac mouse on a mac. they support all usb mice.

for the mod, all you need to do is find the power cables (usually red and black in electronics). then find what the voltage is, and figure out a resistor that will make it useable with an LED

Tazon · 02-24-05, 05:16 PM

add a second button . . . even if it does nothing, just to click it once in a while and keep your other finger alive.

SolidxSnake · 02-24-05, 06:09 PM

Ahahahahha

Captain Slug · 02-24-05, 10:05 PM

The USB wire color coding standard uses red for +5v and black for ground (how novel). I can't remember which data cables are colored for D+ or D- but they're white and green and shouldn't be tampered with. As a general rule of thumb I use 1/4 watt 33ohm resistors when powering LEDs from +5v

You difficulty may actually be the fact that Apple is known for ignoring form factors and part standards. I wouldn't be too optimistic of the wires being color coded correctly, so you'll need to test them with a multimeter. I have also yet to see Apple manufacture a mouse that I find comfortable. Atleast they bothered to use USB so you can use something else.

Celeron_Phreak · 02-25-05, 01:51 AM

Mac mice wern't made to be comfortable, they were made for use in cold conditions, in which you could still use your computer with mittens on.

lol

threeme2189 · 02-25-05, 03:11 AM

lol good one...
us pc dudes never use our computers when its cold cause the cpu gets so damn hot that it heats everything else up...

NsOmNiA91130 · 02-25-05, 02:52 PM

Ah, thanks Cpt. Slug, I'm using a LED-like light (which is HELLA powerful) that i got from a flashlight. That light gets powered directly from a AA battery...so will I need anything.

BTTB · 02-25-05, 03:03 PM

If you can mod the mouse to accomodate a battery, I don't think you would.

NsOmNiA91130 · 02-25-05, 04:00 PM

Do you know how damn small these things are?

Maybe a really big watch battery...or a kitten...

ObEyME! · 02-28-05, 09:20 AM

You know i don't see the meaning of modding this little fella. I tried some modding stuff. But as for me i don't have those nessesry skills to make it on a cool level. I painted once my MX510. Pretty cool but not as cool as it was. i saw lots of freaky mice. Find something on ebay. Also i tried to mod my Steelpad 4D but only thing i made is spoiled it. I was looking realy creepy but the glidence was still on the level.

02-24-05, 03:11 PM	Thread Starter #1
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02-24-05, 03:23 PM	#2
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02-24-05, 03:25 PM	Thread Starter #3
NsOmNiA91130 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ	Took apart my old MicroSuck mouse, the way there were soldered on was different. So no...i guess.
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02-24-05, 03:49 PM	#4
zip22 Member Join Date: Nov 2003	adam, you dont have to use the mac mouse on a mac. they support all usb mice. for the mod, all you need to do is find the power cables (usually red and black in electronics). then find what the voltage is, and figure out a resistor that will make it useable with an LED
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02-24-05, 05:16 PM	#5
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02-25-05, 03:11 AM	#9
threeme2189 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Drowning my sorrow and misery in apple juice	lol good one... us pc dudes never use our computers when its cold cause the cpu gets so damn hot that it heats everything else up... __________________ My Rig: HOT Athlon XP 2600 T-Bred :: GA-7M400M Gigabyte Mobo Asus 9600XT OC from 500/300@580/360 stock! :: 512 MB 333Mhz Spektek Ram Crappy 80 Gig HDD :: Sony CD Burner/dvd drive + CD drive If You'll Excuse Me, I Have A Beam Of Light To Catch.
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02-25-05, 02:52 PM	Thread Starter #10
NsOmNiA91130 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ	Ah, thanks Cpt. Slug, I'm using a LED-like light (which is HELLA powerful) that i got from a flashlight. That light gets powered directly from a AA battery...so will I need anything.
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02-25-05, 03:03 PM	#11
BTTB Member Join Date: Dec 2004	If you can mod the mouse to accomodate a battery, I don't think you would.
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02-25-05, 04:00 PM	Thread Starter #12
NsOmNiA91130 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ	Do you know how damn small these things are? Maybe a really big watch battery...or a kitten...
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02-28-05, 09:20 AM	#13
ObEyME! Registered Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brazil	You know i don't see the meaning of modding this little fella. I tried some modding stuff. But as for me i don't have those nessesry skills to make it on a cool level. I painted once my MX510. Pretty cool but not as cool as it was. i saw lots of freaky mice. Find something on ebay. Also i tried to mod my Steelpad 4D but only thing i made is spoiled it. I was looking realy creepy but the glidence was still on the level. Last edited by ObEyME!; 03-05-05 at 10:10 AM.
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