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Not to beat up electromechanical switches, but they're best thought of as reusable connectors—i.e., sources of trouble that allow temporary connection of two other sources of trouble. As a case in point, the right-hand button on my Microsoft optical mouse recently stopped working. Rather than junk the mouse, I disassembled it (hint: scrape off the two rearmost feet to reveal the screws that hold the case together) and exchanged the defective switch with the still-functional scroll w... (more)
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2007-02-10 21:00:00
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