Skip Miller
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Does anyone know where I can get a replacement rubber tip for an old Compaq laptop eraser-head mouse? The old one has deteriorated to a delightful gooeyness..... yuk!
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Skip Miller said:Does anyone know where I can get a replacement rubber tip for an old Compaq laptop eraser-head mouse? The old one has deteriorated to a delightful gooeyness..... yuk!
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ausrere said:
Skip Miller said:Sort of. I think that is the whole mouse mechanism, not just the rubber tip, which is all I need.
If that part is just the rubber tip, Whew! $16 for a smidge of rubber... it might as well be an aviation part!
fgcason said:That looks like just the rubber tip, not the hardware below it.
I bet that same part from compaq is $80 or more if they can get you the replacement at all.
Aviation has nothing on compaq. When the battery pack on my laptop died, it took 5 hours of phone calls to them, then denying them my credit card # until I find out how much. After much begging for a number it was $490 + $50 shipping + shipping insurance for the cheap short life nicad pack. Lithium was $700ish. I can gut this one for charging limiting parts and build several replacements for way less than that.
mikea said:I just bought a replacement keyboard for mine when the trackpoint mouse died. An eBay parter had one for $25.
You were right! For a paltry $15 plus fedex shipping I now have a spiffy new mouse head and a lighter wallet....fgcason said:That looks like just the rubber tip, not the hardware below it..
Skip Miller said:You were right! For a paltry $15 plus fedex shipping I now have a spiffy new mouse head and a lighter wallet....
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