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Title: computer mouse wiring
Post by: frodo on February 09, 2009, 02:39:53 PM

hi, i took apart a computer mouse and ripped out the wires before thinking. now i don't know which wire goes where. it still has the computer connector on the other end so i was wondering whether you guys know of anything i can do with the wires (please don't say chuck them in the bin).

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on February 09, 2009, 03:38:52 PM

Do you by any chance have a model number for the mouse? That might help get some answers

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: frodo on February 09, 2009, 03:40:26 PM

i don't actually because the case of it went in the bin and its from about 15 years ago :(

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: Webbot on February 09, 2009, 06:38:15 PM

@Frodo - are you asking 'how do I put the mouse back together?' or 'what can I use wires for?'  ;D

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: jka on February 10, 2009, 03:13:25 AM

Quote from: frodo on February 09, 2009, 02:39:53 PM

hi, i took apart a computer mouse and ripped out the wires before thinking. now i don't know which wire goes where. it still has the computer connector on the other end so i was wondering whether you guys know of anything i can do with the wires (please don't say chuck them in the bin).

If you are asking is you can use the connector and want to know which pin on the connector goes to which wire, the use a multimeter to check each pin with each wire. If you don't have a multimeter, create some small circuit with a lamp or LED and use that.

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: frodo on February 10, 2009, 11:45:51 AM

@ jka

how will a lamp or an LED work? it will only test connectivity, won't it?

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: chelmi on February 10, 2009, 01:38:18 PM

Quote from: frodo on February 10, 2009, 11:45:51 AM

@ jka

how will a lamp or an LED work? it will only test connectivity, won't it?

What do you want exactly? Use the wires? Use the connectors?

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: HDL_CinC_Dragon on February 10, 2009, 03:06:24 PM

Quote from: frodo on February 10, 2009, 11:45:51 AM

it will only test connectivity, won't it?

Yeah.

You could use the wires to create a sort of quick disconnect thing on one of your robots if you get a female port to plug the connector into. Solder the port onto your robot board and hook the other wires up to a Serial jack or something.

Title: Re: computer mouse wiring
Post by: frodo on February 10, 2009, 03:32:12 PM

you lost me with that in the first line Dragon, and i haven't actually built a robot.