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Two copies of the same circuit. The one on the right was done first, and is a pretty good rat's...

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Uploaded on Mar 21, 2010

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That little bundle is what I removed from the cable. It's less than half the length it was: just...

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Uploaded on Mar 21, 2010

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Good as new. Well, better. That was kind of the point.

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All bottom pieces back in place.

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The extra space my connections took up pose no problem for putting things back together.

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...just in case you think I swapped in another board to cheat ... there are my connections. Not...

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Plugged into the computer, the LED lights, and the buttons work. Handy that you can plug more than...

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My son helped hold the continuity tester across my solder joint and another factory soldered pad on...

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For the grounds, I scraped down to the copper, making my own pad to solder to. This with a small pen...

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Second, I did the white, working my way up...

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Frist I soldered the green wire, because that was the lowest point on the board.

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Fine point Sharpies work out nicely, here. Green, white, red and black. And black again. Both blacks...

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Since I hosed myself by being too rough with the cutters, I have to find another place to solder....

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If you zoom in on the two connections at the far right in this photo, you'll see that I pulled the...

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I took a pair of diagonal cutters and wedged them under the connector, figuring that it would slide...

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Uploaded on Mar 21, 2010

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This is the board, removed from the mouse, and with the USB cable cut. My first plan was to solder...

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Meggy, Jr after. All joints from the header are re-done (row of 6 above "Meggy" printed on...

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Uploaded on Feb 3, 2010

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