You could leave the mouse as it is now, and it would look amazing.
But I went one step further, and added an extra yellow LED in there,
and also 2 glass rods to really diffuse the light. First the LED;
I didn’t solder like many people do, even though it is a great
option. I simply connected the metal contacts together from the red
existing LED to the yellow one, and super glued the LED to the rod
where the screw holds the bottom part of the mouse together with the
top. It worked flawlessly. Since I don’t have much soldering
experience, this did the trick. Now every time I move mouse, the two
LEDs shine extremely bright, and cam be seen across the room with
the mouse cover on. Here’s a picture of the LED positioning:
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is to the right of the red LED. The red LED is covered by a plastic
covering, and that’s why it isn’t showing up; the yellow
color is reflected off of that plastic.
So now the LED is in place, how about the glass
rods? That’s also very easy to do. Since the glass rod edges
will diffuse the red and yellow together, there is no specific spot
for where the rod has to be. So in those 2 huge holes I made on
the cover, I simply cut the rod to a size where it meets the PCB
and the moue top, blending it with the same kind of smoothness as
the top itself.
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See that light out of the end of the rod? That’s really something
eh? I marked the edge of the rod with a sharpie, and I filed the edge
of that mark, and simply broke it. It you don’t have a file,
then you can take the long route by finding a butter knife, pressure
the blade on the glass, and do a sawing motion for about a minute.
By then the rod should be breakable. Use your shirt or a tissue to
break, so particles of glass won’t cut you. After that, insert
the rods in, and dip a little bit of super glue on the sides so it
will stick to the top of the mouse. If you superglue it to the PCB,
it may cause damage when you try to open it up again. After that,
just put the cover back on and screw in the screw. Make sure the mouse
is snug and tight. I had some problems where the screw wouldn’t
go in properly. Here’s a picture with the mouse mod complete.
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The ceiling light, the speaker light, everything is reflected off
the top. It really looks different from the original beige mouse,
and I think it really looks cool! The glass rods make a lovely shine
on the outside of the mouse, and the yellow LED is clearly seen in
this picture.
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