Re: how to disassemble an apple puck mouse?
very geeky!! nice On Dec 12, 4:38 pm, Bruce Johnson john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu wrote: On Dec 12, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Andy wrote: On 12 Dec 2011, at 21:03PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I find myself in need of completely disassembling an old Apple puck mouse If you remove the coloured plastic (fingernail work) it should, fairly easily pop off. This reveals 2 philips screws. That’s more or less it. I don’t know of any pictures I’m afraid but it isn’t really tricky. About two minutes after I sent it, I found this: http://www.applefritter.com/node/1881, which is precisely what you said, and right under those were some screws holding the whole thing together. What are you going to do with it? Make it optical? LEDs? Turn it into an FM radio? Our office has a Ace Hardware wireless doorbell, as it's normally locked, and you can't hear someone knocking very well either in our desk areas or back in the server room. The cheap switch wore out, so I'm transplanting the transmitter guts into the body of the mouse, using the mouse clicker switch to replace the broken one, and mounting it on the door. I'll post pics if it works out... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: how to disassemble an apple puck mouse?
On 12 Dec 2011, at 21:03PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I find myself in need of completely disassembling an old Apple puck mouse If you remove the coloured plastic (fingernail work) it should, fairly easily pop off. This reveals 2 philips screws. That’s more or less it. I don’t know of any pictures I’m afraid but it isn’t really tricky. What are you going to do with it? Make it optical? LEDs? Turn it into an FM radio? Andy -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: how to disassemble an apple puck mouse?
On 12 Dec 2011, at 13:03:52 PST, Bruce Johnson wrote: I find myself in need of completely disassembling an old Apple puck mouse (I want to repurpose it for something cool) and my google-fu is weak today...all I can find are things like 'with a hammer! nyuck nyuck!' or instructions for a Mighty Mouse. I need to disassemble the entire shell..non-destructively (or at least re-assemblable), and just to be clear, I'm talking about this: http://www.applegazette.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/puckmouse.jpg -- Well, I have a number of these things laying around here somewhere, but can't seem to put my hands on one readily. However, virtually all Apple mice (mouses?) I have taken apart have one or more screws on the bottom, generally hidden under a label. If you press on the label you should be able to locate the holes. If you want to preserve the label, you can often carefully peel up a corner to access the screws and then stick it back down. Ken -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: how to disassemble an apple puck mouse?
On Dec 12, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Andy wrote: On 12 Dec 2011, at 21:03PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: I find myself in need of completely disassembling an old Apple puck mouse If you remove the coloured plastic (fingernail work) it should, fairly easily pop off. This reveals 2 philips screws. That’s more or less it. I don’t know of any pictures I’m afraid but it isn’t really tricky. About two minutes after I sent it, I found this: http://www.applefritter.com/node/1881, which is precisely what you said, and right under those were some screws holding the whole thing together. What are you going to do with it? Make it optical? LEDs? Turn it into an FM radio? Our office has a Ace Hardware wireless doorbell, as it's normally locked, and you can't hear someone knocking very well either in our desk areas or back in the server room. The cheap switch wore out, so I'm transplanting the transmitter guts into the body of the mouse, using the mouse clicker switch to replace the broken one, and mounting it on the door. I'll post pics if it works out... -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
