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Blitzwolf BW-MO2 mouse button interior cleaning and replacement

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  • Disassembled parts of the BW-MO2 mouse on a wooden surface. BW-MO2 is a wireless mouse that is distinguished by the ability to control two computers, this control is switched by a small button on the bottom of the mouse. This mouse simply has two receivers - one for USB Type-C and the other for regular USB. This is very handy for me, as it allows me to operate two machines in the workshop at the same time, without installing solutions such as Barrier, Synergy or Mouse Without Borders.
    Unfortunately, the mouse recently rebelled - so I had to look inside it and cleaned it on occasion. I invite you to a short photo gallery of the process.

    Interior and cleaning of BW-MO2
    There is only one screw on the bottom, on the other side holds the catch:
    Bottom of the BW-MO2 wireless mouse on a wooden surface.
    This is how you get inside:
    Interior of the BW-MO2 mouse showing the circuit board and mechanical components.
    Beyond the dust pulled in by the mouse wheel, we also see the laser sensor and the main mouse controller: MA60H383
    Interior of BW-MO2 mouse with visible dust and electronic components. Interior of a BW-MO2 wireless mouse covered in dust.
    The board is held in place only by clips, and can be levered:
    Disassembled BW-MO2 mouse showing interior and electronic components.
    Similarly with the side buttons:
    Interior of the BW-MO2 wireless mouse with a circuit board and casing on a table.
    I separated the plastic and cleaned it decently:
    Interior of the BW-MO2 mouse being cleaned under running water in a sink.
    The wheel was also very dirty:
    Close-up of the scroll wheel from the BW-MO2 mouse with visible dust particles.
    But it was also washed:
    Cleaning the wheel of the BW-MO2 mouse.
    PCB I washed with IPA alcohol:
    Interior of the BW-MO2 mouse with disassembled components on a table.
    Unfortunately, the left mouse button continued to respond once in 3 attempts. I decided to replace it:
    Circuit board from inside the BW-MO2 mouse on a wooden background
    I didn't have such a button (or a matching one), and the mouse was needed "right away" so I cut the footrest out of plastic and soldered what I had:
    Close-up of the BW-MO2 mouse circuit board with a replaced button.
    After one fix and a few resizing, it worked. The mouse works like new.

    Summary
    This was a temporary solution that so far has stayed for the long term and so far has worked flawlessly. It's certainly better to fix the mouse this way than to throw it away, especially since one stock button and a little solder joint doesn't cost much anyway. In addition, the mouse is now practically like new - and the dirtiest thing was probably the wheel, which I also managed to clean decently with a toothbrush. I hope that the mouse will serve me a little longer.

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  • #2 20913595
    pavyan
    Level 20  
    I have an old A4tech optical mouse - really an antique, probably from 2005 :-) - big, fits my hand perfectly and that`s why I can`t part with it. I bought GORN RF MT1121 as a test, also large and theoretically better - it does not suit me and in practice it is simply worse.
    A4tech also rebelled some time ago, but not only that: it started sabotaging, it was impossible to use it - I couldn`t get enough of what was happening... I thought someone had let me in on some virus :-) , I scanned the computer, etc.
    Then it suddenly dawned on me: the left button had simply gone crazy with age and was sending two pulses with one press.
    Of course, I replaced it (with some OMRON) and everything returned to normal; I also repaired the mouse switch, because the contacts were already broken, and I made a tiny new "plastic", a finger slider - because part of it disappeared after many years of use. :-)
    Worn, worn, without Teflon "sliders" - but with its own USB charging station for AA batteries; they don`t make them like that anymore...
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  • #3 20913616
    p.kaczmarek2
    Moderator Smart Home
    It's always a good idea to swap the mouse and see if it's the mouse's fault, I recently had a report that a "virus draws rectangles on the desktop" and it turned out that it was the mouse that was breaking down.
    I recently showed a4tech, but slightly older:
    Interior of an old RS232 ball mouse and its communication protocol .
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  • #4 20927537
    noel200
    Level 27  
    Just two days ago I replaced the button on my mouse. This will probably be the 10th button I have replaced in various mice over the years. But this time there was no classic clicking omron inside, but just like in your mouse. I bought 5 pieces on alli for a few zlotys. In my case, it happened to be the wheel with the longer protruding pin, and the mouse was M330 silent. These buttons are actually very quiet. I recommend all these quiet mice, and the quiet buttons from Alli have been working well for years. Previously, I also replaced the quiet ones with a short pin.
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