After a month of non-use, you might notice that your mouse clicks are not working as they used to. Many times because of lack of use of right clicks buttons, the buttons stops working. This can be fixed easily!
WARNING: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! UNPLUG YOUR MOUSE AND DO THIS SOMEWHERE YOU CAN FIND THE SMALL PIECES YOU ARE SURE TO DROP!
STEP 1:
Unplug the mouse and get out a small screwdriver. Every mouse I’ve seen has small Phillips head screws holding the pieces together, so if you don’t have one, get one, it’ll come in handy on more projects than just this one.
STEP 2:
Time to remove the screws from the bottom of the mouse and put them CLOSE BY so that you don’t lose them. I have marked the locations of the screws of my mouse in the picture.
Below is my mouse after separating the two.
STEP 3:
Since your mouse is already open, take the time to remove any hair, dust, or other matter inside. Once cleaned, it’s time to have a look at the micro-switches that register your clicks.
The switches will be small rectangular boxes with a small plastic piece that, when pushed, will emit a clicking sound. After you’ve found the switches, click both the right and left mouse buttons and notice how big of a difference in the sound they make. My left mouse button barely made an audible click before I fixed it.
STEP 4:
Once you’ve located the offending micro switch, it’s time to pop it open. Since my left mouse button was the culprit, I gently used a small flat-head screwdriver to lift up one corner of the switch cover. Be gentle here as breaking the plasic cover would be a very bad thing.
Pry gently on one side, then pry gently on the other side. When you succeed, you’ve be left with an open switch, a black cover, and a small plastic insert. DO NOT LOSE THIS! I’ve laid out the parts below so that you can get an idea of what things look like.
Notice the location of the small copper contact in the picture above. MEMORIZE HOW THIS FITS ONTO THE CONTACTS IN YOUR SWITCH. Okay, with that said, here’s a picture of what we’ve been searching for:
STEP 5:
This piece is tiny to say the least. Notice the curved “spring” in the center. To remove this piece, gently push sideways on the movable end until it is free from its resting contact. Below is a blown up switch view:
After checking to make sure the entire copper piece is level, insert a small flat head screw driver and force the spring part away from the rest of the copper piece. The picture below is me bending the spring away:
Be careful when bending the spring, the copper is extremely thin, and it doesn’t take much to make your mouse clicks stiff again.
STEP 6:
When you’re satisfied you’ve put enough spring back into the copper, it’s time to remount it to the contacts inside the switch.
Set the fixed end of the copper in first, then gently slide the movable end underneath the resting contact. You will have to put the spring down into it’s location AFTER this has been done. It takes some patience, so don’t get discouraged. I spent 10 minutes figuring this out.
Once you have the copper back in place, it should move up and down, but not click. Make sure the copper moves correctly before moving on to the next step.
STEP 7:
Now take the small plastic insert and work it back into the switch cover. A small bit should stick out of the top of the cover, a good check to make sure you’ve put it back in correctly
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STEP 8:
To reattach the switch cover to the switch, simply turn the mouse upside down, and attach the cover over the switch into its original position. Why upside down, you ask? Holding it upside down will keep that tiny little plastic insert from falling out of the switch as you try to put it back in.
Once the cover is back in place, try out your “new”switch. You should notice that it feels firmer than it did before and that it should make an audible clicking noise. If it doesn’t do this, take the switch apart again and start from STEP 4.
STEP 9:
Carefully replace the mouse cover, being careful not to catch any loose wires, and then re screw it to the base. Plug it in and enjoy.
WARNING: DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK! UNPLUG YOUR MOUSE AND DO THIS SOMEWHERE YOU CAN FIND THE SMALL PIECES YOU ARE SURE TO DROP!
STEP 1:
STEP 2:
Below is my mouse after separating the two.
STEP 3:
Since your mouse is already open, take the time to remove any hair, dust, or other matter inside. Once cleaned, it’s time to have a look at the micro-switches that register your clicks.
The switches will be small rectangular boxes with a small plastic piece that, when pushed, will emit a clicking sound. After you’ve found the switches, click both the right and left mouse buttons and notice how big of a difference in the sound they make. My left mouse button barely made an audible click before I fixed it.
STEP 4:
Once you’ve located the offending micro switch, it’s time to pop it open. Since my left mouse button was the culprit, I gently used a small flat-head screwdriver to lift up one corner of the switch cover. Be gentle here as breaking the plasic cover would be a very bad thing.
Pry gently on one side, then pry gently on the other side. When you succeed, you’ve be left with an open switch, a black cover, and a small plastic insert. DO NOT LOSE THIS! I’ve laid out the parts below so that you can get an idea of what things look like.
Notice the location of the small copper contact in the picture above. MEMORIZE HOW THIS FITS ONTO THE CONTACTS IN YOUR SWITCH. Okay, with that said, here’s a picture of what we’ve been searching for:
STEP 5:
This piece is tiny to say the least. Notice the curved “spring” in the center. To remove this piece, gently push sideways on the movable end until it is free from its resting contact. Below is a blown up switch view:
After checking to make sure the entire copper piece is level, insert a small flat head screw driver and force the spring part away from the rest of the copper piece. The picture below is me bending the spring away:
Be careful when bending the spring, the copper is extremely thin, and it doesn’t take much to make your mouse clicks stiff again.
STEP 6:
When you’re satisfied you’ve put enough spring back into the copper, it’s time to remount it to the contacts inside the switch.
Set the fixed end of the copper in first, then gently slide the movable end underneath the resting contact. You will have to put the spring down into it’s location AFTER this has been done. It takes some patience, so don’t get discouraged. I spent 10 minutes figuring this out.
Once you have the copper back in place, it should move up and down, but not click. Make sure the copper moves correctly before moving on to the next step.
STEP 7:
Now take the small plastic insert and work it back into the switch cover. A small bit should stick out of the top of the cover, a good check to make sure you’ve put it back in correctly
STEP 8:
To reattach the switch cover to the switch, simply turn the mouse upside down, and attach the cover over the switch into its original position. Why upside down, you ask? Holding it upside down will keep that tiny little plastic insert from falling out of the switch as you try to put it back in.
Once the cover is back in place, try out your “new”switch. You should notice that it feels firmer than it did before and that it should make an audible clicking noise. If it doesn’t do this, take the switch apart again and start from STEP 4.
STEP 9:
Carefully replace the mouse cover, being careful not to catch any loose wires, and then re screw it to the base. Plug it in and enjoy.
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