Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

[redwire]

My favorite mouse died and I'm wondering if anyone knows where to get a replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031.
Used in a Laser Rachesis (1st gen) which is a piece of junk, cheapest chinese electronics, I recapped 6 electrolytics in it and it lasted this long.

But the stupid thing fits like a glove and is great for CADD sessions, so I thought of repairing it. The sensor seems rare.

[retiredcaps]

Re: Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

Used in a Laser Rachesis (1st gen) which is a piece of junk, cheapest chinese electronics, I recapped 6 electrolytics in it and it lasted this long.

You mean Razer Lachesis.

I don't know what the specifics are, but for only $1117.99 USD or $1395.47 CDN, you can be the proud owner of a new one.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/141316865422

On a more serious note, I couldn't find anything on the Philips sensor.

A quick search on Edmonton kijiji shows some Razer products, but not the Lachesis. You might want to check kijiji daily?

PS. On ebay.com (USA site), there is one

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281633818521

for parts ($9 USD), but seller doesn't ship to Canada for some reason? In addition, I no idea of the Philips sensor is working or not inside.

[stj]

Re: Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

it may help if all the pins were soldered down!

[redwire]

Re: Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

I had carefully re-soldered the image sensor pins, but it still jumped and skipped and I got mad and a soft whack killed it.
Yeah the mouse is obsolete, the image sensor a total failure for Philips Photonics, and Razer's low quality PCB and drivers, no F/W updates etc. like an old car I'll just look at getting a new one or put new guts in the old case.

I never thought of looking at classifieds on Kijiji. That eBay seller said the price is crazy but they can't delete the ad, some currency conversion error. Thanks guys.

[eccerr0r]

Re: Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

Of all the mice that completely died on me, all of them were cable (wire) problems.
The next class of mouse problems were switch failures...

[ThePCDoctor]

Re: Mouse replacement image sensor - Philips Twin Eye PLN 2031

Y'all probably never had to use the very first PC Mouse. It had only two buttons, was rectangular, and was like pushing a brick about on the desktop. Ah, the good ol' days! Well, not so much. lol

Mice in general have come a long ways and can be enhanced by the settings in Windows.
I like to use a wireless mouse on my desktop PC, but I also have a wired mouse connected, so when the batteries die in the Wireless mouse, I can grab the wired mouse and keep on going. I can always install new batteries at a more convenient time.

I've tried dozens of other pointing devices over the years, but never found any that compare with a Laser Mouse for quickness and accuracy.
Microsoft is a good brand, but the WiFi mouse I'm currently using says "Gear Head" on top.

Cheers Mates!