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Razer Ouroboros Microswitch Replacement

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to loosen the two captive screws from the bottom of the mouse.

    • Slide the palm rest out of place.

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    • Remove all of the stickers on the back of the mouse. After doing so, you should see six screws on the back of the mouse.

    • Use the Phillips #0 Screwdriver to remove all six of these 4mm screws.

    • Use the Phillips #00 Screwdriver to remove these two, 3mm screws.

    • Slide the side panels off of the mouse.

    • Use your tweezers to take the lock switches off of the mouse.

    • Using the T6 Torx screwdriver, remove the two bottom 4mm screws as indicated in the second picture.

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    • Using the T6 Torx screwdriver, remove the two 4mm screws hidden in the deep holes indicated in the first picture.

    • Slide the top panels off of the mouse.

    • Flip the mouse over, and the mouse casing should come off.

    • There are some connectors connecting the casing to the motherboard. They should slide off. Just be careful not to break them.

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    • Locate the 4mm screw indicated in the first picture, use a Phillips #00 Screwdriver to remove it.

    • Locate the two 4mm screws in the second picture, and remove those two with a Phillips #0 Screwdriver.

    • Now, you may remove the board that holds the scroll wheel and its components. Simply slide the wheel out and replace it.

    • Take note of the orientation in the final picture so that you can place the wheel back correctly into its mechanism.

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    • Carefully remove the circuit board that is inside the scroll wheel.

    • Pull the scroll wheel off the board.

    • Place the scroll wheel in a safe location.

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    • When you get to this point look at your micro switch to check that this is exactly the same.

    • If this is your first time soldering I would recommend watching this ifixit guide. How To Solder and Desolder Connections

    • Now de solder the 3 pass through post continue pulling the micro switch away from the circuit board

    • Replace and solder the micro switch to the circuit board.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Used this guide to clean out my Razer Ouroboros. Detailed enough, just be carefull with removing cables in the last stap, the one Going to the battery LED disconnects in a weird way and connects in a weird way. Might want to take a picture of how it is connected before disconnecting since you can connect in several different (and thus wrong) ways.

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