Razer Deathadder Elite: Rubber pads falling off

HarbingerOfLive · May 9, 2017

Hey guys. After about half a years use with this mouse, the rubber sides have started to fall off. It's been a minor issue for a bit longer but today marks the day I removed the adhesive, as it was clearly losing hold.

For anyone with this mouse or with a similar experience, what are some recommended ways to get the pads back on? Currently I'm just having them off and, while it's functional, it feels real off.

Zhuni · May 9, 2017

That's a shame. I'd be inclined to get it replaced by Razer.

Sped · May 9, 2017

I've had the 2013, Chroma, and Deathadder Elite, and none of them have yet to have issues with the grips coming off, but I fear the day that it happens. I found these Deathadder mice feet and side grips while searching for mice feet for the Elite. No reviews, but if the side grip situation is really bothering you, I would give it a try.

killeraxemannic · May 9, 2017

There is a DA Elite thread on the forums somewhere and this has been discussed. Seems like having glue issues with rubber pads like Razers is kind of unavoidable in some cases. I guess it's a trade off for having that kind of grip. Most people in the thread had great success with reattaching them with some form of superglue or other strong adhesive. If it was my mouse I would probably be inclined to go to the auto parts store and buy something along the lines of weatherstripping adhesive or something similar that is meant to bond to rubber, metal and plastic.

HarbingerOfLive · May 9, 2017

Thanks for the suggestions. Super glue was something I was considering but I was skeptical at first. Now that I heard decent reports of success with it I've tried it. Hopefully it can stick.

Infection11 · May 16, 2017

want to buy the mouse, have now da chroma not useing synapse..
i heard synapse doing problms with the mouse and sensor :\
DA elite have on Board memory?
just want ot save dpi
or i must use synapse with elite, btw eltie sensor is like g403 ? thx

Infection11 · May 16, 2017

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DiGY · May 17, 2017

I have noticed that the deathadder side grips come off quite easily. Mines didn't come off on their own, but I removed them myself since they made it harder to grip with sweaty hands. I was surprised on how easy they came off though since I thought it was going to take some muscle getting messy with the adhesive.

Infection11 · May 17, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infection11

want to buy the mouse, have now da chroma not useing synapse..
i heard synapse doing problms with the mouse and sensor :\
DA elite have on Board memory?
just want ot save dpi
or i must use synapse with elite, btw eltie sensor is like g403 ? thx

can someone help?

killeraxemannic · May 17, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infection11

want to buy the mouse, have now da chroma not useing synapse..
i heard synapse doing problms with the mouse and sensor :\
DA elite have on Board memory?
just want ot save dpi
or i must use synapse with elite, btw eltie sensor is like g403 ? thx

This wasn't really the right place to ask but as far as synapse and onboard memory the Death Adder Elite and the Chroma are the same as far as I know. The Death Adder elite and the G403 have basically the same sensor. I haven't heard of or had any issues with synapse. I would use it if you have a Razer mouse because if you don't you are stuck at 500hz polling rate and you should be running 1000hz for best performance.

Infection11 · May 17, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by killeraxemannic

This wasn't really the right place to ask but as far as synapse and onboard memory the Death Adder Elite and the Chroma are the same as far as I know. The Death Adder elite and the G403 have basically the same sensor. I haven't heard of or had any issues with synapse. I would use it if you have a Razer mouse because if you don't you are stuck at 500hz polling rate and you should be running 1000hz for best performance.

you sure 1000hz are better than 500 on da elite?
i buy the mouse but ingame (csgo) 500 feel better with m_rawinput 1
and m_mousespeed 1

killeraxemannic · May 17, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by Infection11

you sure 1000hz are better than 500 on da elite?
i buy the mouse but ingame (csgo) 500 feel better with m_rawinput 1
and m_mousespeed 1

1000hz is always better in all circumstances. Running any mouse at 500hz causes input delay and click latency.

uaokkkkkkkk · May 17, 2017

So~ going along with that then, at 500hz, click latency would increase by 1ms. Whoop dee doo. In fact, no one should ever worry about polling rate increasing/decreasing click latency.

joeybuddy96 · May 23, 2017

The detachment is not due solely to the adhesive they use, but it is part of the problem. The bigger problem in my case is that the grips stretch easily when shearing force is applied. When the grips eventually fell off, I rinsed them off with water, but I ended up stretching them out unintentionally. I ended up having to cut them down and reattached them with duct tape and superglue. The problem is even more pronounced with the scroll wheel; it absorbs moisture or hand-grease and stretches out, which makes it catch on the chassis during scrolling. I ended up cutting chunks out of it to make it fit back on. It's worth mentioning that the grips aren't rubber; they're some kind of synthetic silicone. Since this isn't the first time I've had this issue with grips or rubberized coatings in general, I'm starting to wish for a better grip solution. Maybe just solid plastic with the kind of knurled pattern cut into the sides like you'd see in typical metal hand-tools. That might make it easier to grip, but it would make cleaning difficult, too. I guess if the chassis was removable from the electronic components and could be submerged and scrubbed like all my other kitchen utensils a knurled plastic chassis might work.

M1st · May 23, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeybuddy96

I'm starting to wish for a better grip solution.

UV cured paint is probably best current available solution.

joeybuddy96 · Jun 3, 2017

Do you know of any good brands to use on plastic?

chicken- · Dec 5, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by uaokkkkkkkk

So~ going along with that then, at 500hz, click latency would increase by 1ms. Whoop dee doo. In fact, no one should ever worry about polling rate increasing/decreasing click latency.

^^^^^
When people who don't know what they are talking about try to be know-it-alls.

As the other person said, increasing your delay by 1ms isn't something to worry about, however a PC under heavy load may fall short of providing a full 1000hz without any variation so what you're suggesting is silly, there are uses for 500hz and in reality, there's no actual benefit from 1000hz aside from a negligible 1ms latency.

uaokkkkkkkk · Dec 6, 2017

It's nice not having to use a core2 duo toaster for anything.

Darkn_YT · May 28, 2019

Having same problem as well? I've noticed the same thing. After almost a year of use. I've noticed that the rubber pads are coming out ever time I used my Razer Death adder Expert Mice. I think it is a adhesive problem. I would be thinking of using glue. But I think it "WOULD" damage something in it. I don't know. You will have to try it yourself or look online.

Hope you find a solution to your problem and my problem.

Razer Deathadder Elite: Rubber pads falling off

HarbingerOfLive

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Sped

killeraxemannic

HarbingerOfLive

Infection11

Infection11

DiGY

Infection11

killeraxemannic

Infection11

killeraxemannic

uaokkkkkkkk

joeybuddy96

M1st

joeybuddy96

chicken-

uaokkkkkkkk

Darkn_YT

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