Modernizing a Classic: Amiga Tank Mouse Restoration

Turning a broken and crusty old Amiga Tank Mouse into a mouse fit for the Crystal Purple and Gold Amiga 500.

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[sufferingincorporatedtm]

amazing, i really like the transparent look! i work in a charity shop and we had an amiga come through on my first day, so i was very happy to get to touch one (no monitor to try it sadly). also, the boss recently did some renovations, and a tank mouse with a couple of joysticks cropped up from the back of the shop :)

[marcusglassford]

The end product looks AMAZING! Great job and, as many would also, I was taken back to the days of mouse cleaning and being constantly surprised at how much gunk gets inside these things in such a short time ... or maybe that's just because I've generally lived in hovels.

The music did make my ears bleed a little, but then that's squarely on me right ;-)

[Phil-Sands]

Great video once again Lee. I recently bought an A500 from fleabay that came with 2 tank mice, my A1200 has an Amiga branded newer shaped mouse which I don't like as much so now I have a tank mouse for both.

[Breakfast_of_Champions]

Tank mouse FTW, it has this wonderfully basic shape before anyone had even time to think of ergonomics😋
And your 70% isoprop alcohol is the medical desinfectant variant, gets both fat and water soluble dirt.

[Nuklen]

There's replacement boards that turn them into optical mice, afaik you need to add some weights to get them to not be awfully light.

[wimwiddershins]

A500 was my first mouse-d computer. The ole tank is chonky but still holds a special place for me. 👍

[NeilGrevitt]

Great work on all the charity renovations! Nice to meet you on Sunday. Did you manage to get pictures of sleepy Neil?

[TheBasementChannel]

Funny how the old mouses seem to breed, and before you know it you have a whole colony

[Davesretrodungeon]

That looks like a fine mouse if I have ever seen one 👍

[sweetlilmre]

"the much more powerful C64", 100% agree. Let the war begin 😂

[RetroKrazy]

Love the tank mouse, just not sure I can personally use a clear one. Too much of a purist at heart! However that will make an excellent partner for the A500. Just needs a clear Competition Pro to go with the setup now 😁

[DIYTinkerer]

There was me thinking you were going to make it wireless!

[paulklasmann]

Do you have a part number for the Omron switches? I could do with ordering a few. Thanks. 👍

[JimmyCall]

When I first saw the Amiga mouse I thought it was awful looking and feeling. I guess I was used to Machintosh and Atari ST.

[domramsey]

Nice job! Do you have a Max Machine in the auction?

[albert_vds]

That's a great mouse shell for a great Amiga 500. Is the shell a new thing, or was it made a during the Amiga 500 production time?

[ownpj]

I could have sworn you can get optical upgrade boards for tank mice. I would pair a new, optical, tank mouse pcb with the new, purple, a500 pcb.