Would this work instead of superglue ? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / repair

author: MathWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 10:53:31 am
content: I was going to try fixing a slipping mouse-wheel with superglue, but the glue dried out in a box. So I have some clear nail polish for PCB work, would that harden in place, on the axle tip of a mouse-wheel, and in the hex hole slightly bigger ? I'll get glue again, but I'd rather fix it now.

author: cantata.tech
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 11:55:12 am
content: Hard to know without a photo.

author: DavidKo
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 01:28:06 pm
content: Are you sure that it is not the rubber part on the plastic part of the wheel? I have had such a mouse from HP (don't know who was the real producer). Cleaning the rubber and plastic part helped.

author: tunk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 02:24:13 pm
content: You can extend the life of superglue by storing it in a fridge or freezer:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanoacrylate#Shelf_life

author: MathWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 08:39:41 pm
content: OK I went and got some, but yeah I'll keep it in the cold. I have some kind of solder like SMD solder paste, that I think I should have in the fridge too, but I never have, and IDK if I ever used it yet. It's about a 1/2-1oz jar. I've had it maybe 3-4 yrs.For the mice, I have a box of semi working ones. I have 3 Razor mice with wheel problems, and a EVGA with wheel problems too. The rubber around the wheels is very solid on 3/4. The wheel's hex tip, seems rounded, but it could be the potentiometer's gear that mates with the metal position locking clip, the plastic gear looks fairly rounded.I dropped in a bucket of water. It's not working, but it could be 2 slide switches are corroded. It has voltages all over the place that seem normal enough . I need to look at it on the scope and see if the IC's are looking ok.So I'll now try gluing a wheel in place, I've seen others do it. Some of these I've already replaced cords on, so they are old.

author: james_s
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 09:14:20 pm
content: The best adhesive to use is totally dependent on the material being bonded. For many types of plastic a glue that contains a solvent to weld the plastic is the most effective. As far as superglue, you can buy it at the dollar stores here, two bottles for $1, it's exactly the same stuff that costs several dollars a bottle elsewhere. Soaked into baking soda it cures almost instantly and forms a rock hard filler material, handy trick.

author: MathWizard
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 20, 2023, 10:02:01 pm
content: Well I barely had any on the tip, and it was glued in solid and didn't want to turn. But I forced it and now it turns but feels a bit tight. Some of the gear teeth are still slipping. It's a lot better than it was, but IDK if all the glue broke loose or not.It's pretty much like these pic's.https://www.google.com/search?q=razer+abyssus+mousewheel&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiJh8Dokdf8AhVsmHIEHZBSC9wQ2-cCegQIABAA&oq=razer+abyssus+mousewheel&gs_lcp=CgNpbWcQAzoFCAAQgAQ6BggAEAgQHlD5CVjGHGDPI2gAcAB4AIABdIgB5gSSAQMyLjSYAQCgAQGqAQtnd3Mtd2l6LWltZ8ABAQ&sclient=img&ei=6g3LY4lq7LDK0w-Qpa3gDQ&bih=1200&biw=1175&client=firefox-b-dWell it's not a great fix, since I wouldn't want to use it all the time. This mouse has the most basic support for the wheel, so I think any other similar wheel+pot would do. So I'm ordering a wheel+pot