DIY computer gaming vibro mouse

Once I took my computer and decided to call on a friend to visit. They set up a network, played a little. Then, the friend continued the time-delayed work on the modernization of the cool tricked-out system unit. And I, not knowing what to do, began to delve into his trash box until I found there an ordinary motor made in China. Suddenly it dawned on me: what if I insert it into a computer mouse? After all, once upon a time my SONY prefix had a vibro function for joysticks, which made it very cool to play shooting games, racing and Far Cry. I thought the vibration of the mouse when shooting was a great idea. By the way, instead of a motor, you can use a vibrator from an old mobile phone.

So, I started creating a vibro mouse.


To get started, I took apart the fairly common Logitech optical wired mouse. I carefully examined the microcircuits, buttons, and parts.


Then he took 2 wires and soldered one of them to the +5 V power supply (the middle of the five wires coming from the unit is red). I soldered the second posting to the left contact of the left mouse button. See photo. The red wire indicated by the red arrow leads to the motor.


Then I began to check whether such a scheme would work. Instead of a motor, a diode was soldered, pressed a button - it works.

Once the diode is lit, it means that the motor will spin. My friend and I drank two glasses of beer, and I set about installing the motor in a half-empty cabin of the mouse.

I thought that it would be a good idea to “put” the motor on good glue, which quickly sets when the temperature drops. For that glue, you need a hot glue gun or, in extreme cases, a soldering iron. After warming up the glue, I applied it to the microcircuit, and quickly attached the motor until the glue cooled down. Then I began to pour glue in a circle around the engine - for its reliable fixation.


Now it is necessary to install a weight on the axis of the engine, which will be the source of vibration. I quickly made it from a metal cylinder from a handle (diameter 7 mm, length 7 mm) and three lead bullets for an air gun.I flattened the bullets with pliers and stuck them in a cylinder into which hot glue was poured. Then he quickly installed a weight on the motor axis. When the glue had cooled, I began to do the first tests. It seemed to me that vibration would not be enough, so I screwed another screw into the cylinder. Now the vibration has become really strong. The photos show in detail how it all looks.

It only remained to assemble the finished vibro mouse. Pressed the button - it works! The result was beyond all expectations. The vibration was so strong that I barely held the mouse in my hand. He turned on the Far Cry game and fired several test shots from the M-16. The mouse shook so much during the kickback that I had to learn to shoot accurately again. But the game has become much more realistic. Since I play shooting games much better than my friend, the vibration of the mouse that prevents me from shooting accurately compensated for his insufficient experience in the game. We began to play on equal terms.

So I created an unmatched computer vibro-mouse.