How to kill the annoying led light of this Zalman mouse

[nopainnogain]

I'm quite happy with this mouse (ZM-M350) from Zalman. However, I wanted to remove one of the led lights: not the DPI mode indicator light, but the annoying bright light which is always on. And I discovered that it's a really easy task, so I decided to share here some information.

In order to open the mouse without breaking it, this video (although made for another mouse) helped a lot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuI-M4plwYc

Here is the opened mouse:

http://imgur.com/a/LnJwW

LED1, the smaller one, is the DPI mode indicator, so you don't want to mess with it. LED2 (the big led which is on) is the led I want to kill.

Next steps:

(1) Unplug the mouse from the USB port;
(2) Use a small pliers to gently remove the led from the PCB.

http://imgur.com/a/1ICNk

Assemble the mouse again and it's done.

NOTE: I had to remove the led from the PCB because the heat was annoying me. If your problem is not the heat, but the light in itself, you can try an alternative solution.

 

[corkyg]

The Imgur links do not show anything relative to the post - please fix.

 

[nopainnogain]

The Imgur links do not show anything relative to the post - please fix.

Fixed. Thanks for reporting.

 

[nopainnogain]

If it's a headache, why not buy a mouse without a led light before.

Let's analyze what you have said.

1. I knew since the beginning that this mouse with this particular led light, once used for more than twenty minutes, could heat my hand and annoy me.
2. Only stupid people buy annoying stuff.
3 Hence, I'm stupid.

Because the first premise is wrong, the conclusion is flawed.
Not flawed per se, of course, but flawed in the context of the reasoning above.

Now what can I say?

1. Some people want to receive from the industry exactly the product they want. They will never hack anything, not even something simple like an optical mouse.
2. To some people, to hack a device would be a headache. To others, it's fun and an opportunity to learn a bit. These two groups of people are like two different worlds or two parallel universes, but nonetheless they can show signs of mutual respect.

 

[MongGrel]

Let's analyze what you have said.

1. I knew since the beginning that this mouse with this particular led light, once used for more than twenty minutes, could heat my hand and annoy me.
2. Only stupid people buy annoying stuff.
3 Hence, I'm a stupid.

Because the first premise is wrong, the conclusion is flawed.
Not flawed per se, of course, but flawed in the context of the reasoning above.

Now what can I say?

1. Some people want to receive from the industry exactly the product they want. They will never hack anything, not even something simple like an optical mouse.
2. To some people, to hack a device would be a headache. To others, it's fun and an opportunity to learn a bit. These two groups of people are like two different worlds or two parallel universes, but nonetheless they can shows sign of mutual respect.

Your really putting a lot of thought arguing about just clipping the wires off an LED light in a mouse.

Not even sure why you are pursuing it really.

 

[nopainnogain]

Your really putting a lot of thought arguing about just clipping the wires off an LED light in a mouse.
Not even sure why you are pursuing it really.

I talked about a led light in the OP.

In the post you quoted, I'm discussing distinct matters.