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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by alnwlsn »

throw-qqqqq wrote: post #49
Aurornis wrote: post #35

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The hot air station is called a "rework station" because it's very helpful for rework, too. Using a hot plate to reflow boards is fine if you already know everything is correct. Having a real hot air station is very important if you need to change any parts or even fix reflow problems.

I prefer a regular soldering iron for SMD. Below 0603 I tend to blow off unrelated components if I’m not very very careful! So for me, a loupe/microscope and a fine SMD iron is the best option. I have some China-model that uses Hakko tips.

Nobody believes me when I say that soldering SMD with an iron is easier than through hole. You don't have to keep flipping the board over!

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by devilbunny »

rowanG077 wrote: post #100
devilbunny wrote: post #75

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I, too, prefer disposables, but for a somewhat different reason. One very commonly used surgical item is a sterile suction/irrigator. It's sealed with 8 AA's at the factory, used for 2-3 minutes during laparoscopic surgery, and disposed of. So pretty much anyone who works in a surgical suite that does laparoscopy has a personally unlimited supply of AA's that would be thrown away anyway .

Isn't that a biohazard strictly speaking? I'm not sure you want to get caught stealing used surgical equipment for home use.

It’s quite literally trash; I could hardly be described as stealing it.

The batteries are in a separate container that is attached to the bag of saline used for irrigation. It’s not in the surgical field.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by Lalabadie »

mcdonje wrote: post #52
bityard wrote: post #39

My favorite mouse is the Logitech Anywhere MX. It's highly comfortable despite being pretty small. The back/forward buttons on the side are indispensable for web browsing, file management, and switching weapons in first-person shooters. It takes two AA batteries which last for months and take seconds to swap out. The dongle is small and has good range. The scroll wheel switches between clicky and free-scrolling. It's…

Built in rechargeable batteries are a plus, not a minus.

My wireless controller eventually convinced me that AA/AAA rechargeable batteries give the same benefit, but you can swap them in a few seconds instead of getting stuck waiting for a recharge.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by Scoundreller »

devilbunny wrote: post #75
Liftyee wrote: post #54

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Not sure about online mouse communities, but it intrigued me that you prefer replaceable AA batteries to built-in rechargeables. I realise now that because of my dislike (leaning towards hatred) of single-use alkaline batteries I unwittingly dismissed the benefits of having quick replaceability. Nickel metal rechargeables are a good AA/AAA substitute for devices designed to tolerate their lower voltage. For more powe…

I, too, prefer disposables, but for a somewhat different reason. One very commonly used surgical item is a sterile suction/irrigator. It's sealed with 8 AA's at the factory, used for 2-3 minutes during laparoscopic surgery, and disposed of. So pretty much anyone who works in a surgical suite that does laparoscopy has a personally unlimited supply of AA's that would be thrown away anyway .

Same but with portable infusion pumps. They were always sent out with fresh sets but worked for days on a single set often leaving a lot of life.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by gdbsjjdn »

jimnotgym wrote: post #80
loloquwowndueo wrote: post #30

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Then he can borrow it from the library he donated it to :)

I'm always worried that some less skilled user will have broken or not maintained it. I don't know how maker spaces get around this

Usually they have volunteers who do maintenance. At my local tool library the tools are well-used, but there's also like 10 of everything so you have lots of backup options.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by Scoundreller »

Zak wrote: post #87
nfriedly wrote: post #69

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FWIW, some of logitech's mice use "standard" rechargeable batteries - they look like an AA battery and are roughly as easy to replace (after 5-10 years of use).

AA-size Li-ion is called "14500" for anyone needing to source these. I'd love a mouse (or various other gadgets for that matter) that uses one behind a tool-free battery door.

Since the mice run 2xAA in series, you might get away with running one of those and jumping the other cell space.

If 3.7-4.2V is too much to handle, jump with a 1n4148 diode or two in series.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by calfuris »

system2 wrote: post #88
ruph123 wrote: post #58

I don’t understand why Logitech did not add the free spinnig scroll wheel to the Ergo? It is hard to go back from that but the Ergo is overall an excellent mouse. I just wish it was wired…

Battery lasts like 2 months, why would you want that?

Why would I want to worry about a battery even every other month when I could just not worry about it ever?

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by gdwatson »

Liftyee wrote: post #54
bityard wrote: post #39

My favorite mouse is the Logitech Anywhere MX. It's highly comfortable despite being pretty small. The back/forward buttons on the side are indispensable for web browsing, file management, and switching weapons in first-person shooters. It takes two AA batteries which last for months and take seconds to swap out. The dongle is small and has good range. The scroll wheel switches between clicky and free-scrolling. It's…

Not sure about online mouse communities, but it intrigued me that you prefer replaceable AA batteries to built-in rechargeables. I realise now that because of my dislike (leaning towards hatred) of single-use alkaline batteries I unwittingly dismissed the benefits of having quick replaceability. Nickel metal rechargeables are a good AA/AAA substitute for devices designed to tolerate their lower voltage. For more powe…

My Logitech G603 runs quite happily on Eneloops, for the best of both worlds.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by KyleWasTaken »

orliesaurus wrote: post #129

> After first publishing this article a helpful commenter let me know Logitech released the MX Ergo S in late 2024, with quieter switches, USB-C, and a $20 price increase. Let's just pretend I wrote this article a year ago! Still, at least this project let me avoid some e-waste. How many times does this happen to people? I mean, in my life i probably spent hundreds of hours writing code and hacking things together -…

I'd say it happens pretty often. I almost became one of those when I posted about the exact same MX Ergo mod last year (using the same board).

https://www.kyleniewiada.org/blog/2024/05/mx-ergo-usb-c-mod/

But in my case, it was 3 months before Logitech announced their USB-C revision.

Re: Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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Post by all2 »

bityard wrote: post #39

My favorite mouse is the Logitech Anywhere MX. It's highly comfortable despite being pretty small. The back/forward buttons on the side are indispensable for web browsing, file management, and switching weapons in first-person shooters. It takes two AA batteries which last for months and take seconds to swap out. The dongle is small and has good range. The scroll wheel switches between clicky and free-scrolling. It's…

I used my anywhere MX until one of the switches gave out. I'm pretty sure I found replacements on Mouser, and those parts -- and the mouse -- are buried somewhere in my TODO project bins.
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