Replacing Mouse Switches - Razer DeathAdder Elite #shorts

The buttons on my 4-5yr old Razer DeathAdder Elite were starting to fail. The biggest issue being the button releasing on it's own, when i'm holding the button down.
I decided to replace them with Kailh 4.0 Red switches, as they sounded pretty good.
I modified my DAE mouse a couple of years ago to reduce the weight. Went from 105g down to 83g! In case you were curious about the 200 hundred holes drilled in to it lol
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[Knaeckebrotsaege]

I find it kinda fascinating my Logitech MX518 Refresh I bought new in 2008 still works and has no issues with the switches (in use on my 2nd/workshop PC now), yet every mouse i've bought since had the switches fail after around two years (coinciding with the minimum warranty requirement in the EU.. hmmm), either doing double to quadruple clicks each time or letting go while holding down like in this video. Guess it's another case of "they don't make them like they used to"...
Oh and hi to the 3 people in the world watching these stupid shorts on the regular YT interface with a userscript to replace the URL.. cause no one else is gonna see the comments :D

[bret]

THANK GOD. I do board repair and have been looking at mice mods lately, you're the first person I've seen actually know what flux and solder braid is. THANK YOU!

[ScimitarGaming]

when you experience problem with clicks then that's because of carbon on the contact point of the thin copper plate inside the click switch, you can open the switch and clean the copper strip using a brush and some alcohol. I always do that, Works like brand new.

[daniel-fehr]

Nice soldering! I also do this when my mouses start to fail, missclick, double click. It feels very crisp and satisfiying to click with brand new switches, without mentioning the money you save by not having to buy another mouse.

[JcRabbit]

This is why I love the Asus ROG Gladius II mice: the original switches not only last a long time (in my own experience much, much, longer than the switches in Razer mice, which is why I stopped buying mice from Razer) as they are designed to be user-replaced (no need for soldering).

They even come with a pair of replacement switches (although the feel of the alternate switches is different).

[Mastermay]

you are an angel, been stuck for 3 hours without sleep trying to remove the switches from my mouse and this 0:24 move helped me.

[vlasnoruch]

If you can disasemble the buttons without desoldering, you can repair button's contacts

[AndroidA]

that caused by static, if you blow hot breath under the buttons from your mouth, it goes away, had this once with my mouse and it never happened again

[Conor_]

one small suggestion, you should cover the mouse sensor when using the heat gun on the base to protect the sensor from potential damage. Its likely not going to do anything but its just good practice

[a.w_.]

I’d recommend editing your text closer to the center of the vertical screen. The YouTube Shorts interface completely covers the text you’ve added unfortunately.

[ntag]

Some quality mouses like the Logitech Pro are exceptionally well built. Thick glass epoxy boards and the left and right button switches are snap assembled. Just refinish the contacts with very fine emery or similar. This same issue can arise with anything that uses contacts such as switches and relays. Delicate gold plated contacts need a cleaner with little to no abrasive element.

[MartinMartinez-vxqw]

name of the tape that you used to put over the screws at the end please

[kismert]

I've looked at a bunch of these videos, and this guy seems to know his stuff!

[BlackBoxster]

Bought a 20$ soldering kit, watched 2-3hs worth of vid tutorials, had 0 experience and I swapped my mouse switches.

[shingade]

I did today just open switch and cleaning with petrol 👍 it's work amazing

[narinderkumar]

No need to change switch just open that switch and clean the internal clip (carbon sediment)it perfectly work

[greatsharky]

the last one winner winner winner winner.. lol

[LiviuLvu]

Yea, if it was that simple...I tried to change the double clicking switches on an old Razer mouse from 2012. Them switches were stucked to the board, it wasn't easy to warm the metal around the contacts, could have been an alloy. Finally, I think I damaged the mouse and can't use the left click anymore.

[MarksterC]

I like how I got this recommendation the day after I broke my Deathadder Elite trying to do this and ripped a trace off somehow

[gkarthik]

I have done same in year 1999 but now I'm simply buying new one