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Rich,
I've played with the insides of a mouse, as well. I'd recommend getting a multimeter, if you don't already have one. You can get one from your local electronics store for about $15 to $20, and are very helpful when doing circuitry work and determining what is doing what.
There's a 5 volts line in pin 1 and a GND in pin 4. I'm not sure if that helps but you're probably going to need...ah, i have a better idea. Post the Stats of your LED's and i'll draw you a basic circuit diagram that you can use to work it out. I'll try working out the voltages for you too and leave the calculations in the pic so you can see how i worked it out for next time. ;) I'll check back every couple of hours till sleepytime, so post soon and i'll get to work.
-Dave
Thanx a bunch for the help dave. I guess my post should be called "cyclops mouse mod and do it yourself led lights". I have 2 sets of red led lights that i would like to use either one.
5000mcd rated 2.4v 20mA (x2)
800mcd rated 1.7v 20mA (x2)
I wouldn't mind using either ones although i preffer the 2.4v. I believe the usb to the mouse is a 5v but i'm not quite sure. I really need to get me a multimeter. Oh yeah and don't forget the fan if you can implement that in there as well. It says it runs at 12v but i clocked it to run at 5v as well when i tried it on another mouse (one where the usb chords are where they say they are). Anywho thanx again for your help and everyone elses.
It's official... "I'M SUCH AN IDIOT, GAWD!!!" ...napoleon dynamite
All this time i've been working on 2 different mice and the port one i've been looking at is a usb but the cyclops one is a regular mouse port. Son of a...
well this is what i have to work with... V G D C
Allrighty then. Well If it's a standard PS/2 Port then your pins look like:
Pin: SIGNAL NAME:
1 Data
2 Reserved
3 Ground
4 + 5 Volts
5 Clock
6 Reserved
(Thanks to ctips.com)
So either way, you're working with a 5 volts. It's pin 4 on a PS/2 and it's Pin 1 on a USB. I'm guessing that's the red cable in the picture there, and the ground is the white G wire. D is probably data and C is probably clock.
Right, this diagram isn't the best, but it should get the job done.
The LED's should be soldered with the long leg first, that is the long leg should be connected to the 5 volts and the short leg should be connected to the GND.
If you want to look up more on how this works, look up Serial and Parralell in an electric circuit. This shouldn't drop the current to the point where anything stops working, but if that does happen, post back and we can actually re-configure this so that there is more current to different parts. I hope this helps.
Oh, and i can't say for 100% my calculations are correct. I'm thinking they are, so good luck. This is for the 2.4 lights, if you change to the 1.7 lights then just plug 1.7 into the equation instead of the 2.4 and the answer is your new resistance. And if you can't find a 130ohm resistor, then (i think it's 133 or 144 that's the most common) a close resistor is fine. It's not exactly processor technology, so don't worry about cowboying it just a little.
-Dave
Awesome and easy tutorial Dave. Thanx a bunch for all your help and troubles.
Alright here's a small update... kinda. I started painting the mouse today. I'm no artist so i understand if people will rag on me about my painting. Give me a break. This is the first time i've ever painted this way let alone mod a mouse.
Painted it black
What i'm working with... (just acrylic paints)
First coat of acrylic painting...
And a bunch of angles of it pretty much done. (until i put in the little details)
Tomorrow i will continue with the innards of it all.
"sigh" ... time for a beer.
That looks hot! Good luck with shoving that fan in there. Perhaps you should look at a sml form fan from a video card or something along those lines... im sure Defiant used one in one of his mods..... HP2?
I think that paint looks great for the first time or even a 10th time! You got a really kewl mod shaping up there my friend..
wow thats looking really cool i need to take one of my many mice laying around here and do somthing like that to them. i like the fact that i looks like its goint to eat your hand
That thing's looking sweet, i don't know if you got my P.M. about the power lines? If not i'll repost it here.
-Dave
