- Joined
- Nov 20, 2013
- Messages
- 5,474 (1.44/day)
- Location
- Kyiv, Ukraine
System Name | WS#1337 |
---|---|
Processor | Ryzen 7 3800X |
Motherboard | ASUS X570-PLUS TUF Gaming |
Cooling | Xigmatek Scylla 240mm AIO |
Memory | 4x8GB Samsung DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
Video Card(s) | Inno3D RTX 3070 Ti iChill |
Storage | ADATA Legend 2TB + ADATA SX8200 Pro 1TB |
Display(s) | Samsung U24E590D (4K/UHD) |
Case | ghetto CM Cosmos RC-1000 |
Audio Device(s) | ALC1220 |
Power Supply | SeaSonic SSR-550FX (80+ GOLD) |
Mouse | Logitech G603 |
Keyboard | Modecom Volcano Blade (Kailh choc LP) |
VR HMD | Google dreamview headset(aka fancy cardboard) |
Software | Windows 11, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS |
Greetings, fellow TPUers!
In celebration of upcoming summer, and as a preliminary preparation for Quake Champions release, I have decided to restore the most legendary best gaming super-mouse ever (besides an old-school MS Intellimouse): Logitech G5.
This is what it looked like an hour ago:
It's a 9y.o. mouse with the last maintenance done about 2 years ago. USB cable have been previously replaced to a sturdier one, generously donated by a semi-decent chinese gaming mouse. The rest is 100% original (including switches).
As you can see, there is some wear on the top surface, lots of dirt, grime and besides obvious visual defects it also suffers from a non-working MB4/MB5, malfunctioning scroll wheel and jumpy laser. Also, there are no teflon sliders on the bottom. Instead, those placement pads are also filled with dirt
The main goal of this thread is to fix the damn thing, and give you some insight if you want to attempt a similar project on the same or maybe even a totally different mouse. It's all easy, cheap and takes very little time.
Let's start.
DISASSEMBLY
First, we need to remove all bottom screws and take off the top part. With G5 it's a bit tricky and counterintuitive: you need to pry it from the very front of the housing, right where the USB cable latches between two parts.
For over 2 years this mouse was without maintenance, so just try to imagine what's going on inside
I was expecting it to be bad, but I did not expect it to be that bad!
Next, we remove a couple of screws and detach the weight cartridge. Also, we can take that nasty scrollwheel out by removing the front screw.
Two more screws (Top right and bottom middle), and the mainboard pops out with a cable, lens assy and a tiny spring.
Now, we can finally clean the bottom housing. I'm using dish soap and warm water, followed by a thorough isopropyl cleaning.
....to be continued in the next post...
In celebration of upcoming summer, and as a preliminary preparation for Quake Champions release, I have decided to restore the most legendary best gaming super-mouse ever (besides an old-school MS Intellimouse): Logitech G5.
This is what it looked like an hour ago:
It's a 9y.o. mouse with the last maintenance done about 2 years ago. USB cable have been previously replaced to a sturdier one, generously donated by a semi-decent chinese gaming mouse. The rest is 100% original (including switches).
As you can see, there is some wear on the top surface, lots of dirt, grime and besides obvious visual defects it also suffers from a non-working MB4/MB5, malfunctioning scroll wheel and jumpy laser. Also, there are no teflon sliders on the bottom. Instead, those placement pads are also filled with dirt
The main goal of this thread is to fix the damn thing, and give you some insight if you want to attempt a similar project on the same or maybe even a totally different mouse. It's all easy, cheap and takes very little time.
Let's start.
DISASSEMBLY
First, we need to remove all bottom screws and take off the top part. With G5 it's a bit tricky and counterintuitive: you need to pry it from the very front of the housing, right where the USB cable latches between two parts.
For over 2 years this mouse was without maintenance, so just try to imagine what's going on inside
I was expecting it to be bad, but I did not expect it to be that bad!
Next, we remove a couple of screws and detach the weight cartridge. Also, we can take that nasty scrollwheel out by removing the front screw.
Two more screws (Top right and bottom middle), and the mainboard pops out with a cable, lens assy and a tiny spring.
Now, we can finally clean the bottom housing. I'm using dish soap and warm water, followed by a thorough isopropyl cleaning.
....to be continued in the next post...