How to fix mouse button - intermittent or loose contact - without soldering a new switch

[Ratthavej]

It's works! Thanks.

[leeYT321987]

@StevenJMUK

I'm no expert, but you might want to look into using epoxy to fill the groove...?

Maybe use a needle to rough-up the surface first. And you could use the edges of the groove as a guide to scrape excess epoxy off (so that your addition is flush with the original surface).

Also, i'm pretty sure some epoxies don't stick to some plastics very well.

Another idea: super-glue a very thin sheet of metal over the groove (test first, because this will "permanently" raise your button height).

[StevenJMUK]

On my old Logitech mouse, the microswitch is exactly as pictured. However, my problem is that the switch has over time cut a groove into the plastic actuator that comes down from above. So the actuator has trouble pressing the switch.

[IvanHew18]

IT WORKS! MY Imperator is like a new, thx!

[schairung]

u give me my life again. but mine is a bit different

IF CLEANING CANNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM!!!

PLEASE CHECK THE SPRING (the biggest copper color) THAT IS ON THE MIDDLE

NOT TOO LEFT OR RIGHT.

CAUSE MINE IT'S A BIT MOVE TO THE RIGHT AND IT'S HAPPEN THE SAME PROBLEM

JUST PUSH IT BACK TOO THE CENTER

TADA!!!

Big thanks to leeYT321987

[leeYT321987]

the slit on the side (the slit between the tab and the bottom of the switch), so that the blade is parallel to the slit, and the point of the blade is pointed at the ground.

The more of the blade you get in there before you pry, the the less damage you will cause, and the more leverage you will have.

[leeYT321987]

There's usually a tab on each end (on some micro switches it's on the sides).

You have to CAREFULLY bed one tab out, then pull that side of the cover up.

I then, usually just keep pulling that side up until the tab on the other side just pops off (this might not work on a switch with tabs on the sides).

If you watch the video, at the very beginning you can see the tab bending (at the bottom left).

To actually get the tab bent, I stick an x-acto knife into

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[Mrchewyninja]

how do i open it?



[spoonslap]

@Mrchewyninja hammer 

[TheRamor]

tnx bro...it fixed..