Silent Mouse Mod — A quiet, precise mouse for pennies
How to turn a loud stock mouse into an ultra-silent rodent for late-night sessions. A simple microswitch swap and shell dampening.
Technical Spec
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| Build time | approx. 90 minutes |
| Difficulty | INTERMEDIATE |
| COST | 10–20 EUR |
| Category | PERIPHERALS / MOD |
| Status | Published / Guide |
Build Gallery
Shell teardown
Peel the PTFE skates, remove the screws and split the top shell from the base — mind the scroll FFC ribbon.
Desoldering stock switches
Three pads per switch, wick plus fresh flux. Never dwell more than 3 seconds on a pad.
Fitting the silent switches
Seat the new switches flat, solder cross-wise and verify the click with a multimeter in continuity mode.
Damping the shell
Line the inside of the top shell with butyl mat — this kills the hollow plastic echo on each click.
Scroll encoder swap
A soft-detent encoder eliminates the loud ratcheting when scrolling long pages.
Testing and calibration
Noise measurement from 20 cm, software debounce test and fresh PTFE skates to finish.
Notes & Log
# silent-mouse-mod > Workbench log — StormTec Lab [x] Teardown and inventory [x] Desolder stock switches (330 °C / wick) [x] Fit Kailh Silent + continuity test [x] Butyl damping (2 layers) [x] Scroll encoder swap [x] PTFE skates + final test ## Measurements noise_before = 62 dB @ 20 cm noise_after = 41 dB @ 20 cm debounce = 8 ms (unchanged)
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