Revitalising an old Logitech G5

[juretrn]

I have a pretty old and worn out Logitech G5 and i have been recently thinking about getting a new mouse, but I changed my mind  after seeing some nifty tutorials on the web about repairing and modding mice.

I decided to fix my worn out cable and fix the plastic that comes on top of the mouse by adding some decals with a carbon fiber texture.  I was inspired to do these things by these tutorials:

http://ezrascottslife.blogspot.com/2012/12/why-most-braided-cables-are-bad-idea.html

http://themodzoo.com/forum/index.php?/topic/280-diy-mod-guide-di-noc-carbon-fiber-gaming-mouse/

 

This is the initial situation:

 

The cable is pretty badly damaged:

 

New feet – Corepad Skatez:

 

Opening it up, eww:

 

Soldering the cable:

 

This is all I managed to do today. For some inexplicable reason, I could not find any electrical tape in my house . I am still waiting for my carbon fiber decals, will update when those come.

 

 

 

[AlwaysFSX]

A mouse mod.. this is new to me

[KaareKanin]

Mine is still in pretty good nick. I found it had started jumping a little and was unable to track in a straight line, turned out that all I needed was to wet a Q-Tip and clean the optics Pretty interested in getting some of those friction pads though... Nice work!

[juretrn]

Mine is still in pretty good nick. I found it had started jumping a little and was unable to track in a straight line, turned out that all I needed was to wet a Q-Tip and clean the optics Pretty interested in getting some of those friction pads though... Nice work!

Fortunately, the tracking on mine still works like a charm. 

 

Also, it feels good to give a trusty piece of equipment a few years of life to it. 

[juretrn]

Finally did the cable, thankfully nothing blew up, so that's something:

 

Also, scratched off the dark coating that comes on the dpi indicator as it was coming off by itself. 

 

Unfortunately, the carbon fiber decal has not arrived yet. Hopefully, it does on monday .

[flibberdipper]

Interesting.....

[Cronus97]

Hmm I would of used heat shrink because it forms to the cable and is permanent

[juretrn]

Hmm I would of used heat shrink because it forms to the cable and is permanent

Where? on the little cables?

No, I didn't have heatshrink that was small enough.

But i did use it on the overall cable. 

[Cronus97]

on the small + large cable.  i am a fan of heatshrink

[Cronus97]

Wait a second.. is that heat shrink? 
oh boy im starting to 2nd guess

[juretrn]

Finally finished! The decal only got delivered to me today. It feels really nice, as it has a great texture. And it looks badass.

 

Pictures:

 

[maddogl]

Where did you order the carbon fiber decal stuff from, if you said earlier i am sorry but i am having a hard time using my phone.

[whatthe_fuzz]

Looks really nice. Great job. Glad I subbed

[juretrn]

Where did you order the carbon fiber decal stuff from, if you said earlier i am sorry but i am having a hard time using my phone.

From a local retailer. If you really want to know:

http://www.mstyling.net/katalog/univerzalni-izdelki/karbonska-folija-3d-crna-r20.html

 

Looks really nice. Great job. Glad I subbed

Thanks!

[AlwaysFSX]

That's a nice decal! I like the way your mouse is turning out.

[Kiedis]

Love your work, mate! Makes me want to do it to a mouse that doesn't even need revitalising

[Pulsus]

i think i have a much older mouse (the G3 lol) and well im gona do some serch on it and ill see if i can do anything whit it. ill post again or edit this if i do.

 

edit: nope nothing on the G3 seems that ill have to do something my self but firstly ill have to investaget it a bit more, but since i know it from the day i got it i wount learn anything new. and you sir just inspired me to do something whit it. thanks.

[Torey]

Pretty nifty. Can you feel the carbon fiber when you move your finger from the outer shroud to the clicker? I'd be afraid it would peel up a bit or I would feel it and then pick at it, because of habits. 

[juretrn]

Pretty nifty. Can you feel the carbon fiber when you move your finger from the outer shroud to the clicker? I'd be afraid it would peel up a bit or I would feel it and then pick at it, because of habits. 

As you have to heat it up (I actually used a hair dryer ) and stretch it at the edges, there is almost nothing to peel on the edges, as the layer is so thin. But you can feel the materials texture pretty clearly.

[AndyCapets]

You just turned something good into something better, great job, you win at life!

[ManOfDisguise]

cool! call it the G5s!

 

 

me personally i wouldnt bother with that and id just buy a new mouse . but some people are really good at repairing stuff

[juretrn]

cool! call it the G5s!

me personally i wouldnt bother with that and id just buy a new mouse . but some people are really good at repairing stuff

Actually, a new mouse was being considered (the g500s) , but then I thought why not save some money and learn something new while doing it.

[ManOfDisguise]

Actually, a new mouse was being considered (the g500s) , but then I thought why not save some money and learn something new while doing it.

Yea you saved a lot of money

[TassieTim]

nice timing with this post as my G5 just started  playing up on me , thinking the cable is coming loose inside as it disconnect on me  on and off

plus i have some silver carbon fiber wrap left over from a tower case i covered , might make it look interesting  too

[Cronus97]

It turned out awesome, Good job!