Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
11
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
1
- Central wheel button switch
- 11 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
How to start
- With a little flat screwdriver like iFixit 2.0 gently remove the laser plastic icon; it’s attached with bi-ahdesive tape
- Keep the plastic cover in a safe and dust free place
With a little flat screwdriver like iFixit 2.0 gently remove the laser plastic icon; it’s attached with bi-ahdesive tape
Keep the plastic cover in a safe and dust free place
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Step 2
Remove first screw
- Unscrew the torx6 that is under the cover you just removed
- You’ll need a T6 bit like the iFixit one I used
Unscrew the torx6 that is under the cover you just removed
You’ll need a T6 bit like the iFixit one I used
Step 3
Remove the gray plastic lid
- This is a tricky one, you can easily now lift the lid from where I pointed out
- After this you have to “unclick” the front of the lid, gently lifting from down to up, nothing will break
- As you see in the next image the lid has a “clip” that clips on the base
This is a tricky one, you can easily now lift the lid from where I pointed out
After this you have to “unclick” the front of the lid, gently lifting from down to up, nothing will break
As you see in the next image the lid has a “clip” that clips on the base
Step 4
Remove the white plastic left & right buttons
- You have to carefully unclick both left and right the plastic lid with buttons, acting with your nails under the lid
- It’s easy to insert your nails starting from the button side to the left in this image, and then shifting to the right
- You’ll clearly hear the “click” when the tab loose: simply do it on the other side, and raise the whole thing up
- You can see the two tabs of the buttons in the second picture of this step
You have to carefully unclick both left and right the plastic lid with buttons, acting with your nails under the lid
It’s easy to insert your nails starting from the button side to the left in this image, and then shifting to the right
You’ll clearly hear the “click” when the tab loose: simply do it on the other side, and raise the whole thing up
You can see the two tabs of the buttons in the second picture of this step
Step 5
Unscrew the 4 J1 screws
- Unscrew the four black J1 screws showed in the pic
- You’ll need a J1 bit like the iFixi one I used here
- The cover will now remove without any effort
Unscrew the four black J1 screws showed in the pic
You’ll need a J1 bit like the iFixi one I used here
The cover will now remove without any effort
Step 6
Remove both sides
- No effort to remove both side, just raise them up vertically
- No nees to remember the position, there’s only one way to put them back
No effort to remove both side, just raise them up vertically
No nees to remember the position, there’s only one way to put them back
Step 7
Remove the main circuit board
- Unscrew the three J1 black screws showed in the pic
- Gently lift up the circuit board
- You have to be careful reinserting: both the four battery connectors, and the multi plug should go in the right places: nothing difficult!
Unscrew the three J1 black screws showed in the pic
Gently lift up the circuit board
You have to be careful reinserting: both the four battery connectors, and the multi plug should go in the right places: nothing difficult!
Step 8
Remove the battery compartment
- Unclick the plastic in the four point showed up
- It’s easy, once unclicked the tabs stay put, no need to hassle
- Gently lify up and put aside. Reassembling be careful to bring out the light plastic battery guides from down
Unclick the plastic in the four point showed up
It’s easy, once unclicked the tabs stay put, no need to hassle
Gently lify up and put aside. Reassembling be careful to bring out the light plastic battery guides from down
Step 9
Remove the wheel secondary circuit board
- Unscrew the two black J1 screws shown in the pic
- Simply lift up the board, see the second picture
- Be careful not to loose the bluetooth discovery button from the main plastic base underneath; it’s missing in my second picture
- Forgot to snap a picture of the grey button, sorry :-)
- Reassemblig be careful and check that the on-off switch showed with circle in the third picture is in the right place before proceeding with reassembly
Unscrew the two black J1 screws shown in the pic
Simply lift up the board, see the second picture
Be careful not to loose the bluetooth discovery button from the main plastic base underneath; it’s missing in my second picture
Forgot to snap a picture of the grey button, sorry :-)
Reassemblig be careful and check that the on-off switch showed with circle in the third picture is in the right place before proceeding with reassembly
Step 10
Fix the microswitch
- Lift up the wheel gently from the side shown in the pic
- You can use this opportunity to deep clean the wheel, and the area
- You can see the central wheel button microswitch in the second pic
- In my case just cleaning with blowing air the switch worked! If needed you can now substitute any defective switch
- To change the switches with new one you need the appropriate tools, and a discrete ability with soldering!!
Lift up the wheel gently from the side shown in the pic
You can use this opportunity to deep clean the wheel, and the area
You can see the central wheel button microswitch in the second pic
In my case just cleaning with blowing air the switch worked! If needed you can now substitute any defective switch
To change the switches with new one you need the appropriate tools, and a discrete ability with soldering!!
Step 11
Reassemble
- To reassemble the mouse just follow the steps in reverse order
To reassemble the mouse just follow the steps in reverse order
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Xavier POULY - Jun 18, 2019
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Hello,
Thanks for this nice tutorial. I have an issue with the laser I believe. All three buttons work properly but there is no light appearing (may be this is normal if the laser beam is not in the visible range ?) and no motion al all.
I remember that this mouse never worked very well at the beginning (no fluid motion) and now there is no motion at all. The mouse is quite clean because i almost never used it, and now it seems there zero motion detected.
What should i do ?
Orfeas Lampropoulos - Jul 2, 2019
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Thank you very much! Today i fix the wheel and the dirty micro-switch. The mouse is like new again!
Jake Johnson - Mar 29, 2020
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I love this mouse. The problem I am now having is the power. Despite opening it up, and cleaning it out, there is no power. I thought maybe something was wrong with the on/off switch, but everything seems fine there. Very sad about this situation.
Kristian Svalland - Sep 11, 2020
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This helped me today. I had lost the mouse quite a while ago. It still had batteries in it. when i found it just a few moments ago, it was corroded on the battery terminals. this guide helped me take apart the mouse to be able to easily sand off the corrosion on the battery terminals. before i put it all together i popped some batteries in and checked and it’s working perfectly. Thank you. I love this little bluetooth mouse and want it to last a long time.
Raynald Duranleau - Mar 27, 2021
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Thank you for this tutorial. I recovered this mouse I had lost a while back with old batteries still inside and that had leaked. I was able to clean everything after reading this help and now I have a fully functional Bluetooth mouse again
