Hi all

Quick question about modding the Galleon mouse unit (I think that's what it's called, don't have it with me).

This runs off 2xAA batteries held in a very flimsy unreliable battery holder inside the case. We're having issues with ours where the batteries loose contact with the terminals every so often and then the PCs all end up 10 minutes out after a week or so!

I was going to mod the unit so I could use an external AC adapter, but then I thought why not just take 5V from the serial port, stick it through an appropriate resistor, and power it from the PC?

Can anyone think of a reason for *not* doing this? I'm sure there must be some obvious reason that I've completely overlooked else the manufacturer would have designed it that way in the first place?!

Thanks

Matt