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Electronics Forum / Components / August 2008Mighty Mouse Laser LED specs?
I have a wireless Apple Mighty Mouse that has died, and I believe it is only the LED that has stopped working, but I don't know what specs to look for in a replacement, and if anyone can tell me what they would be, or where I can find the exact part, I would appreciate it. > I have a wireless Apple Mighty Mouse that has died, and I believe it is > only the LED that has stopped working, but I don't know what specs to > look for in a replacement, and if anyone can tell me what they would be, > or where I can find the exact part, I would appreciate it. There's probably nothing special about the red LED in question. Chances are any old red LED will work in place. If you're replacing it you may as well get a high brightness one in case it requires the extra illumination to pick out detail well. If it is the LED that's blown there could be something wrong with another component causing the failure in the first place. If that is the case you could be going through a great many LEDs! - -- Brendan Gillatt | GPG Key: 0xBF6A0D94 brendan {a} brendangillatt (dot) co (dot) uk http://www.brendangillatt.co.uk They are laser LEDs http://vectronicsappleworld.com/macintosh/mouse.html > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > another link: http://www.tuaw.com/2006/07/25/mighty-mouse-becomes-bluetooth-and-laser-based/2 and just thought I'd mention that everything else seems to be working fine, and I plan on testing as much as I can when the new LED is connected, probably using it for spare parts, if another one dies, (so no, not a lot of LEDs). > They are laser LEDs > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > They are laser LEDs > > http://vectronicsappleworld.com/macintosh/mouse.html So they are! I beg your pardon. In that case you may have trouble finding an exact replacement. According to Wikipedia, laser mice usually use an invisible infra-red laser anyway, so it may not be broken after all. - -- Brendan Gillatt | GPG Key: 0xBF6A0D94 brendan {a} brendangillatt (dot) co (dot) uk http://www.brendangillatt.co.uk Interesting. I'll have to look at it more closely, then. It's too long for me to be sure of my recollection, but I'm pretty sure they had something producing a red light, whether or not it was the laser. All I know is that the last I looked at it, it wasn't making the light I was used to, or responding to motion, but it still showed the power light, and showed up as a bluetooth device. I'm kind of guessing I'll just have to get a new one. I liked it a lot, but I dropped it a few times, and need to find new habits that avoid droppage. Anyway, if anyone can still give me insight into finding a laser led for the mighty mouse, or just in general, I'd appreciate it, since I've done some searches, and can't seem to decipher one laser led from another, particularly why one with similar specs, as far as I understand them will cost immense amounts more than another one. (or which is good for any particular purpose) > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > |
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