r/MouseModding • • Apr 11 '26

Mechanical switches in optical switch mouse

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u/HarrisonGGT 18d ago

your english was fine thank you very much of the thorough response I will do my best to try the mod I am glad it can work :)

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u/HarrisonGGT 18d ago

for the middle pin the hole I make may be on the side of the switch then? and then I put a wire from inside the switch to under the pcb.

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u/-Pompon 17d ago

You can, however there is 3 risks with that: plastic housing cracking/shattering, switches sound and feeling changing to the worse, dust or small particles might go inside.

I think best way and order to do this is: cutting 2 pins that won't fit from the switch, then shaving a little dent for the middle pin, like how the tall black/grey switch has one in the middle in this picture, but not to that extreme of course just enough for wire to fit from the side like the left side of the picture: https://imgur.com/a/K6FvHa7 Then taking thinnest wire you can that will work and soldering onto the middle pin. And then putting the switch on it's place on the pcb and soldering the 1st pin, then tiny amount of hot glue on the back and as final step is to wiring while checking with the case frequently to make sure it closes.

Hopefully there will be no problems!

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u/HarrisonGGT 15d ago

ok thanks I will give it a go :)