Thanks, great info you got there!
I haven't disassembled too many old mices lately, but doing so make you appreciate the engineers back then.
At the end of the axle that's moved by the rubberball, is a plastic wheel attached. The wheel have a hub with
many, thin spokes, almost like a bicycle wheel. Four optical decoders are then converting the movement
into electrical signals. Note that the pressure wheel at the other end, touching the rubberball is made out of
brass! No wonder these things lasts.
I haven't disassembled too many old mices lately, but doing so make you appreciate the engineers back then.
At the end of the axle that's moved by the rubberball, is a plastic wheel attached. The wheel have a hub with
many, thin spokes, almost like a bicycle wheel. Four optical decoders are then converting the movement
into electrical signals. Note that the pressure wheel at the other end, touching the rubberball is made out of
brass! No wonder these things lasts.
It actually came with a original mouseholder. Its only the Velcro thats missing..