Building the mouse Logitech won't make

I modded mine to remove the friction in the middle wheel. But switching the switches is next.

If there’s one product that absolutely needs to be shamelessly ripped off it has to be this one. It’s a mouse so close to perfection it boggles the mind why Logitech wouldn’t go the last mile.

Manufacturers in china, if you see this, do the thing!

what was causing the friction / how did you fix it?

There is a spring and some sort of latch

You can see it off to the side in this post https://www.reddit.com/r/Trackballs/comments/u0f9kn/smooth_s...

But know that it won't make the onscreen scroll smooth. Only the physical feel

Haha, I've done switches in multiple mice (see my large comment here), but I'm yet to mess with the encoder. I don't want it totally smooth, just smoother and quieter, do you know if there are any options? Are even encoders interchangeable mouse to mouse?

thanks! Fingers crossed I don't break anything