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Building the mouse Logitech won't make

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450 points sammycdubs | 2 comments | 25 Aug 25 15:34 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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demarq ◴[25 Aug 25 16:18 UTC] No.45015511[source]▶
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!

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sch-sara ◴[25 Aug 25 16:55 UTC] No.45015939[source]▶
what was causing the friction / how did you fix it?
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1. demarq ◴[25 Aug 25 17:15 UTC] No.45016203[source]▶
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

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2. sch-sara ◴[25 Aug 25 20:18 UTC] No.45018487[source]▶
thanks! Fingers crossed I don't break anything