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8
Time Required
20 - 45 minutes
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What you need
Step 1
Preparation
- Remove the Wireless Adapter.
Remove the Wireless Adapter.
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Step 2
Remove screws
- Remove the 5 skatepads carefully using a scalpel and tweezers or small pliers. Do not throw them away if you do not have a replacement at hand.
- Do not throw away the skatepads, it is very difficult to find new ones.
- Remove the 5 screws using a Phillips screwdriver (Size PH1).
Remove the 5 skatepads carefully using a scalpel and tweezers or small pliers. Do not throw them away if you do not have a replacement at hand.
Do not throw away the skatepads, it is very difficult to find new ones.
Remove the 5 screws using a Phillips screwdriver (Size PH1).
Step 3
Opening the mouse
- Open the device as shown in the image without force.
- You can remove the flex cable after carefully lifting the brown plastic part using finger nail or a small srew driver.
- To remove the mouse wheel, the marked screw has to be removed using a PH1 screwdriver.
Open the device as shown in the image without force.
You can remove the flex cable after carefully lifting the brown plastic part using finger nail or a small srew driver.
To remove the mouse wheel, the marked screw has to be removed using a PH1 screwdriver.
Step 4
The Scroll Wheel
- The assembly consists after the removal of the screw (left) of a plastic part laying on the PCB and the main assembly.
- Furthermore, a small spring belongs to the assembly, which may be secured till reassembly by using a magnet.
The assembly consists after the removal of the screw (left) of a plastic part laying on the PCB and the main assembly.
Furthermore, a small spring belongs to the assembly, which may be secured till reassembly by using a magnet.
Step 5
The battery housing
- The battery case lays loosely in top of the base assembly and is connected to the main PCB using a small connector.
The battery case lays loosely in top of the base assembly and is connected to the main PCB using a small connector.
Step 6
The Transmitter Mount
- The case for the transmitter isn’t secured by any screw and can be removed by lifting it out of the mouse with very little force.
- To remove the PCB board, unscrew the two screws using a PH00 bit.
The case for the transmitter isn’t secured by any screw and can be removed by lifting it out of the mouse with very little force.
To remove the PCB board, unscrew the two screws using a PH00 bit.
Step 7
The PCB Board
- Backside of the PCB. The markings illustrate the positions of the mouse buttons (type D2FC-F-7N).
- Contacts for the right mouse button. Desolder if neccessary.
- Contacts for the left mouse button. Desolder if neccessary.
Backside of the PCB. The markings illustrate the positions of the mouse buttons (type D2FC-F-7N).
Contacts for the right mouse button. Desolder if neccessary.
Contacts for the left mouse button. Desolder if neccessary.
Step 8
Steps for Reassembaly
- Follow the previous steps in reverse for reassembly.
- The mouse wheel assembly has a small metal pin in the front. This pin has to fit inside the hole in the loos plastic part.
- It is recommended to combine the assembly and the plastic part before reinserting them to their final spot. Furthermore, the battery box shoud be assembled thereafter to simplify the process.
- Check the functionality of the mouse before reapplying the skate pads.
Follow the previous steps in reverse for reassembly.
The mouse wheel assembly has a small metal pin in the front. This pin has to fit inside the hole in the loos plastic part.
It is recommended to combine the assembly and the plastic part before reinserting them to their final spot. Furthermore, the battery box shoud be assembled thereafter to simplify the process.
Check the functionality of the mouse before reapplying the skate pads.
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