Mouse repair time!

[Tenacious]

I thought I'd mention some tactics that have yeilded mixed results.

I swapped the left and right microswitches, don't use the right as much. Grin.

Unsoldering and rotating the switch may load the internal membrain differently. (Have not tested this)

I ordered replacement swiches, they looked the same on paper.  The switches were only slightly different, but the mouse was never the same.

I think Commodore contracted mice from manufacturers from around the world. There may have been several different microswitches.  

 

[Matt_H]

I think I'm going to order a few different switches from Digikey. I appreciate the offer from AmigaKit, but I can't justify the expense of shipping from Europe for such a small item right now.

In the meantime, here's a photo of the mouse.

[amigakit]

No problem, USA shipping for this item is $1.23 so maybe Digikey will have better shipping rates.

[Matt_H]

@ AmigaKit

Hmm, cheaper than I expected. I may reconsider. :-)

[Amiduffer]

He. I just salvaged a few of those type of buttons off of an old VCR panel. The old A1k mouse works like a champ.

[delshay]

the correct switch you are looking for can also be found on a old MAC pcb ( just desolder ).

[Matt_H]

I ordered a "fun pack" of different switches from Digikey - 20¢ each. I'll report back when they arrive.

[Matt_H]

@ Daedalus & thread

I've successfully replaced the left button, but Daedalus, you seem to be right that additional wires are required for the third button.

The cable has all 9 wires present, but for some reason the middle button pins on the PCB seem to connect to ground and nowhere - not to pin 5, which seems to the middle button pin if the pinout I'm reading is to be believed.

Strange.