cheap/broken tank mouse with working buttons

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I'm looking for a cheap tank mouse that has the daughterboard PCB with the membrane-style buttons like this:

Tank-Mouse-original.jpg

I don't care about the condition of the rest of the mouse, the more broken the better so I don't feel bad cannibalising it. It's only the button board I'm interested in, that's the only bit that needs to work.

Ideally UK-based as it's not worth paying for expensive postage. I don't want to pay more than £10 all in for this otherwise I'd just buy a tank mouse off the other bay.

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If you still have the bad button board, you should be able to replace the dome switch actuators - they're literally taped to the board and are identical to the ones used in Atari 2600 joysticks.
 
If you still have the bad button board, you should be able to replace the dome switch actuators - they're literally taped to the board and are identical to the ones used in Atari 2600 joysticks.

Yes, I still have the board, it's the right mouse button that's dodgy. Have already un-taped and cleaned with contact cleaner.
I'm not sure what I could replace them with - I don't have any Atari 2600 joysticks either!
 
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