Materials that make up mouse:

Shell- plastic, spring

Circuit board ( PCB)- iron, acrylics, soldering wire, metal, plastic, silicon
Ball- rubber


Manufacturing Process:
When design details are finalized, tools have been produced; the mouse is ready for mass
production. There are seven steps for
1. In one of the sets of manufacturing and assembling steps, the printed circuit board (PCB) is
cut and prepared. It is a flat, resin-coated sheet that can be of surface-mount design or through-
hole design. The surface-mount version is assembled almost entirely by machine. A computer-
controlled automatic sequencer places the electrical components in the proper order onto the
board in a prescribed pattern.
For through-hole PCB assembly, attachment wires of the electronic components are inserted in
holes in the PCB. Each assembly line worker has a drawing for part of the board and specific
units to add. After all the components are mounted on the board, the bottom surface of the board
is passed through molten lead solder in a wave soldering machine. This machine washes the
board with flux to remove contaminants, then heats the board and the components it carries by
infrared heat to lessen the possibility of thermal shock. As the underside of the board flows over
the completely smooth, thin liquid sheet of molten solder, the solder moves up each wire by
capillary action, seals the perforations, and fixes the components in place. The soldered boards
are cooled. The PCB is visually inspected at this stage, and imperfect boards are rejected before
the encoder mechanism is attached.
2. The encoder mechanism (including the rubber-covered ball, the support wheel, both spoked
wheels and their axles, the LED, and its detector) is assembled as a separate unit. The plastic
parts were also manufactured by injection-molding in accordance with proprietary specifications
and trimmed of scrap plastic. After the mechanism is assembled, the unit is fastened to the PCB
using either clips or screws. The board is now completely assembled and is subjected to an
electronics quality control test.
3. The mouse's tailits electrical cablehas also been manufactured using a set of wires,
shielding, and the rubber cover. The cable has two additional pieces of molded rubber called
overmolds. These are strain relief devices that prevent the cable from detaching from the mouse
or its connector plug if the cable is tugged. Mouse makers typically design their own shapes for
overmolds. The near-mouse overmold is hooked to the housing, and, at the opposite end of the
tail, the connector is soldered to the wires and the connector overmold is popped into place.
4. The pieces of the outer shell are visually inspected after molding, trimming, and surface
(finish) treatment and prior to assembly. The outer shell is assembled in four steps. The
completed PCB and encoder assembly is inserted into the bottom of the shell. The buttons are
snapped into the top part of the housing, the cable is attached, and the top and bottom are
screwed together using automated screwdrivers.
5. The final electronics and performance quality check is performed when assembly is
essentially complete. Rubber or neoprene feet with adhesive sheeting pre-applied to one side are
added to the underside of the mouse.
6. While the tooling designs and physical assembly described above have been in progress, a
programming team has been developing, testing, and reproducing the mouse driver firmware.
The firmware so-called because it lies in the realm between software and hardware consists of a
combination of codes in the integrated circuit and the translation of the mouse's directional
movements and micro-switch signals that the receiving computer needs to understand when the
mouse is attached. When the driver has been developed, the manufacturer's own testers run it
through rigorous trials, and both the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the
European Commission (CEan organization that governs radio emissions and electrostatic
discharge) also approve the electronics. Approved driver data is encoded and mass-produced on
diskettes.
7. The FCC requires that signaling or communications devices including the mouse bear labels
identifying the company and certain product specifications. The labels are preprinted on durable
paper with strong adhesive so they cannot easily be removed. A label is pasted on the mouse
bottom.

Distribution:
Once the mouse has then been bagged in plastic the device, its diskette and an instruction booklet
with registration and warrantee information are boxed and prepared for shipment and sale. They
are usually shipped by plane and then by truck or train, which causes more air pollution and
change of climate.


Consumption of Mouse:
The computer mouse is an accessory to the personal computer that has become an essential part
of the computer. Without it we would be using the arrow keys on the keyboard like they did
before the mouse was invented.
If old styled mouse and contains ball like mine, you must take out ball to clean to keep the mouse
moving smoothly, dont make the mistake of thinking its broken and go buying a new one.
Disposal:
When mouse is either broken or you just dont want it anymore you can give it away, throw it
away or do what I did and keep it in a box till one of your current mouses stops working