computer mouse wiring

[frodo]

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).

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

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

[frodo]

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

[Webbot]

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

[jka]

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.

[frodo]

@ jka

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

[chelmi]

@ 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?

[HDL_CinC_Dragon]

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.

[frodo]

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