Skates for everglide titan (DKT edition)?
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28 Jul 2007, 20:14
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So I got my everglide but the mouse skates I received with it weren't the once I'd ordered. I'd ordered hyperglides for my mx518 but I got X-ray skates in stead, 'same quality, different brand', they said. I attached them nonetheless but didn't experience the smoothness I'd expected. On the contrary, I'm having some difficulties aiming at ppl and getting my ass whipped on random Cybergames servers. In my opinion there are 3 possible explanations:
1. The mouse feet of an mx518 are too small, causing the mouse to sink into the cloth path when I put pressure on it (I do that when I'm shooting) and in that way lowering the smoothness to a level on which my aim is reduced to some shocking movement which is far from my usual aim and insufficient to keep it steady onto the opponents' body. In this case, bigger skates (Steelseries skates for allround use for example) would be the solution.
2. The skates are just rubbish; I need to get my hands on better ones, for mx518 or not.
3. The path doesn't live up to my needs. I've been tricked by feuersturm's reviews and have to bear the consequences. (pls let it not be this explanation)
Suggestions needed! :X)
1. The mouse feet of an mx518 are too small, causing the mouse to sink into the cloth path when I put pressure on it (I do that when I'm shooting) and in that way lowering the smoothness to a level on which my aim is reduced to some shocking movement which is far from my usual aim and insufficient to keep it steady onto the opponents' body. In this case, bigger skates (Steelseries skates for allround use for example) would be the solution.
2. The skates are just rubbish; I need to get my hands on better ones, for mx518 or not.
3. The path doesn't live up to my needs. I've been tricked by feuersturm's reviews and have to bear the consequences. (pls let it not be this explanation)
Suggestions needed! :X)
if the feet are sinking into the pad though, i'd suggest you put less pressure on the mouse
It's a known problem on some mice, and I came across this on my other mx518 as well. The blame is not entirely on hyperglides, they are quite thick compared to the stock feet on most Logitechs, but the differences between the socket depth on mice vary from model to model and in some cases, even between same mice. Sockets are of course the holes where the feet are embedded.
When you remove the original feet, you can see that it is composed of layers, albeit there have been reports of some mice of the same model family not having all "layers" that are supposed to be there. The outermost part of the feet is the actual glide part, which is usually plastic/teflon, and is actually, atleast in some cases, a transparent piece, but appears black in colour because it is fitted against black tape. Beneath this there can be also be a tinfoil-looking piece of tape.
On most mx518s, the crucial part is the soft tape which is at the bottom of the socket. It's black in colour and is the part to which the rest of the mousefoot is attached to, with some adhesive. You can easily rip off the whole foot with your fingernail and scrape off the remains of the adhesive. The important thing is to leave the soft tape at the bottom of the socket in place. The tape is thin, but offers enough elevation so that the hyperglide that you fit on it protrudes enough so that the mouse doesn't lay flat on it's belly. If you have removed this tape, your feet sockets are empty and in most cases they become too deep. A simple solution is to buy a new mx518 and try again or if you still have your feet intact, replace them entirely with hyperglides, they are widely available.
I also "co-developed" thicker, 0,8mm versions of hyperglides, which were released in limited amounts and are only available through hyperglide.net. They might never get distributed properly since the demand is not particularly overwhelming, but having tested them when fitted to empty mx518 feet sockets, the thicker glides really lift the mouse and leave it standing well on it's feet when placed in an empty socket. You might ask them if they have some left, but you should be fine with regular hyperglides and a new mx518, just be careful not to remove the tape I talked about.
Note that I haven't reviewed Everglide Titan DKT, only Everglide Titan and Everglide Destrukt. It's probable that the new DKT edition is simply a Titan with another name. With hyperglides, I'd expect to see a really smooth/semi-resistive glide, just like with a regular Titan.