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Building the mouse Logitech won't make
Modifying the MX Ergo trackball mouse to fix its micro-USB charging, loud switches, and bloated software issues.
The easiest solution would be to get a short adapter plug and leave it in the mouse, but that felt like it would be a constant reminder of my lack of ambition. Balking at the $50+ charge for turnkey assembly, I opted to take the financially responsible route and pay $200+ for a hot-air rework station to solder it myself. I ended up ordering a few different options, and settled on the Omron B3F-1002 for the scroll-wheel clicks and the Alps Alpine SKQGABE010(see below, left is the new switch and right is the old) for the other buttons.
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