Modify mouse scroll wheel to spin freely?

[Synomenon]

I've seen a tutorial somewhere before that showed how to modify mice so that their scroll wheels spin freely like those found on Logitech's mice with "hyper-fast scrolling".

Anyone know what I'm talking about or even better, where this tutorial is?

 

[Synomenon]

Anyone?

 

[C1]

Yes, I saw that article too somewhere. It had all kinds of nice disassemble photos & detailed instructions on how to mod the clicker for the scroll wheel to be less anoying. I may have the article somewhere, I'll look. My guess is that it is on one of the review sites (eg, THG or even Anand's).

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

why not get one of the logitechs? They're not that expensive

 

[0roo0roo]

somehow i doubt the bearings are the same.

 

[Synomenon]

They don't have a bluetooth model that has the hyper-scrolling AND back and forward buttons.

 

[C1]

I think the picture tutorial has been pulled. Check this URL/forum for verbal directions:

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-390091.html

 

[SpatiallyAware]

fwiw the logitech hyper scroll feels like it has a bearing, I'd be surprised if you could get the same feeling out of modifying the clicker style

 

[Rubycon]

Just remove the part that's spring loaded that presses against the detents inside the wheel. It will be smooth then.

 

[gorobei]

the hyperscroll wheels are typically much heavier and made out of metal. as others have stated they likely have a precision bearing.

even if you remove the detents the wheel wont have any momentum to do the "spin freely till you stop it" effect of the logitechs.

i have a couple of MS mice with no detent type wheels, and they certainly dont behave like logitechs.

 

[Synomenon]

Ok the Logitechs were a bad example. The wheel doesn't have to scroll fast like the Logitechs. I just don't want the wheel to be "clicky". I just want it to scroll smoothly.The mouse is a Microsoft bluetooth notebook mouse 5000.

 

[phait]

I removed a metal "spring" of sorts on my Logitech MX518
http://forums.3drealms.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28809

 

[Infinite north]

I smashed the metal plate in my xai mousewheel. there are some pictures posted here. http://www.overclock.net/computer-peripherals/718629-xia-review-disassembly-modifications.html

I have some forceps that have no teeth, that did the job perfectly.