My mini phone had a swollen battery which would last for less than an hour. Cue me soldering two wires to the battery terminals and running the phone off of 5V USB.11mo ⋅ fjfjgbjtjguf ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Lost my miband 2 charger so I used my earphone charger because the pogo pins had the right spacing5yr ⋅ facelessloser ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
One of my gpu fans broke and a spare intel cpu cooler came to rescue3yr ⋅ Sevosc ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Guy in the office: Hey, man can you rig me up something to charge my watch before my meeting? It didn't charge last night I guess Me: I got you.5yr ⋅ Kirkwood1994 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
How do we align a sample with the microscope? By drawing a cross on the glass of a CRT screen, and aligning to that.2yr ⋅ twowheeledfun ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I don't want any drilling on the outside, can you do it inside the house?3yr ⋅ curdibane ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I also put a netbook in a picture frame a few years ago. This acer aspire is still going strong.4yr ⋅ XOIIO ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Yes, that's an AC plug carrying DC. Phone wouldn't boot without a battery.1yr ⋅ Dcourtwreck ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When you leave your pin extractor at work but you have to do a first article approval4yr ⋅ Killavolt ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
this is a cable that carries pci-e and sata inside an acer S3. The battery swelled so much it ripped the connector off. my multimeter says it should work...4yr ⋅ speeder658 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
So apparently reflector lamps and condenser mics are the same diameter...4yr ⋅ D0esANyoneREadTHese ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Found a PC on the side of the road. The intake cooling fan was gone so after reseating the ram and a new power cord it boot off of a Laptop hard drive that still had windows on it. Needed a wall fan to cool the CPU.1yr ⋅ radioactivesailor ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Bestbuy requires laptops to boot to an OS to do a trade in.7yr ⋅ ScienceGuyBillNye ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I only need it to run for 10 minutes... but the female connector is probably more than a week away.3yr ⋅ ---Squirrel--- ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My mom bought this and is being very suspicious? I just made a Reddit account so some tech genie can explain to me what it is?1yr ⋅ LengthDecent9551 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When the IT department Christmas tree needs a topper and users bring you a broken phone...5yr ⋅ iammandalore ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Alarm kept complaining about low battery in door sensor and it uses a cell battery. Hooked it up to AAs to shut it up till I get a new cell one.4yr ⋅ RedSquirrelFtw ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Found on my Facebook feed. At least the tech painted it to match the house.6yr ⋅ string97bean ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Guy in Barnes and Noble looking like he is trying to hack a spy satellite.2yr ⋅ mister_gone ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The plastic screw holes broke so I used dental floss. Also two fans fell off so I superglued them back together. Seems to work, temps are okay.1yr ⋅ sachi3 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Server was first too loud in my room so I replaced the fans and then it was too hot. Only solution I had in my mind. Ignore the cables.4yr ⋅ Frank_Fhe_Fish ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I've lost the proprietary charging adapter to my wireless headphones. This is how I'm currently charging them.5yr ⋅ octalgon ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Nothing fancy. Just zip tied a ssd in a optiplex I brought back to life :p3yr ⋅ No_Entertainment4508 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My Bluetooth adapter had a 3 hour battery life with the tiny coin battery that came in it. Let’s see how it does with these vape batteries.1yr ⋅ blakeret ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
With 30°C weather I decided I needed some cooling behind my desk but didn't want a large fan. Intel fan and Pringles can will do4yr ⋅ Dannykb16 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My home server temperature decreased by 12'C with an old soup pot and some 4 years old thermal paste in my drawer5yr ⋅ xpduyson ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Dead on/off button contact pad on the remote. Glue and tin foil. Works wonders4yr ⋅ Lick_Ross ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Lacking a proper stand for my Raspberry Pi camera I got creative.4yr ⋅ theniwo ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
This switch controls two things. The storage room light and the router.5yr ⋅ SirFireball ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Fujitsu battery control tool installs itself, runs on startup and tries to limit my battery to 60%, despite its own software saying the battery isn't recalled (replaced in 2019). So I replaced its files with empty read only files.10mo ⋅ IAbstainFromSociety ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
They switched my grandmother’s apartment’s terrestrial antennas to digital from analog and told her to throw away her old radio as it “can’t be fixed”. Turns out all it needed was this extremely over engineered antenna to allow her to listen to the radio again.5yr ⋅ 0x00900 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Don't mind me, just clearing a BIOS password with watch tweezers and a soldering component holder.3yr ⋅ snappingkoopa ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Had a corrupt OS image on one computer and no extra SATA cables on the clients custom built new computer. Powered the SSD with one computer and plugged it in to the second to transfer the data. Honestly shocked it worked.4yr ⋅ Vrael22 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I found my old Xbox 360 headset I rigged up when I was 15. I used a Bionicle leg and scotch tape to extend the mouthpiece and make it adjustable.7yr ⋅ TheCowboyMan ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Water cooled orange pi Zero ,time to see how cold it can go 👌5yr ⋅ calum_matheson ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Old PSU given a second chance at life as a Ham Radio power supply5yr ⋅ infinitytec ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Made a janky cardboard handle for my shop PSU at work for no reason.4yr ⋅ Zontro ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Wife's phone got ran over. She thought she lost over a year of pictures. Plugged it in and found it still worked, So I ordered a new screen and managed to recover everything.6yr ⋅ BadGuyLoki ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
ISP provided router was overheating. A 120mm fan and a janky USB->Fan adapter fixes the problem. Also perfect fit for the top.2yr ⋅ WUT_productions ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
There’s exposed wire on my laptop battery (green). Should I cover this up? How?2yr ⋅ Clean-House-9180 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I know it’s ugly, but I basically folded my old laptop in half and put it on the wall so it wouldn’t take up desk space (since the keyboard is broken and I’m using a usb one) and I’m proud of not breaking anything2yr ⋅ hmsdexter ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The cheap shaver i brought didn't include a charging plug and they don't sell replacements, so I replaced the internals with 2 AAA batteries and a DC to DC 3v to 2.4) voltage regulator, works pretty well now.3yr ⋅ Mockbubbles2628 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Problem: DDR mat moves around during play and metal mats cost a fortune. Solution: Nail it to a piece of wood.4yr ⋅ dragoninmyanus ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Someone broke off the old numpad and I had to whip something up quickly....6yr ⋅ DesLr ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
k i c k_s t a r t_m y_h e a r t.png - I decided to resurrect something for Easter & performed some open heart surgery on a left-for-dead tower. The power supply failed & this seemed the easiest way to rig up an alternative power source, basically jump leads 😂2yr ⋅ simeonsoden ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Going Home for Thanksgiving Never Ceases to Amaze Me at What My Father Can Come Up With1yr ⋅ Bazzofski ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
So my green fret stopped working. Ain't nobody need the scroll lock anyway...5yr ⋅ BKDoesTech ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The router was in a locked closet, so this was their solution to did you try turning it off and on again?2yr ⋅ trunksbomb ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The filament reel for a 3D printer was getting caught from its holder, so suspended it in the air from a curtain rod4yr ⋅ tin_pot ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
It's -29°C (-20°F) outside and our Nest has lost power. This is our new thermostat5yr ⋅ jackthecat53 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Always keep the sata board/cables from shucked HDDs for instant external3yr ⋅ alasdairvfr ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
JB Weld repair to press fit antenna sockets that let go with the slightest amount of pressure2yr ⋅ delet_mids ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Bought an HP branded ITX motherboard on eBay. BIOS complains that there is no chassis fan connected. Solution - piggyback from the CPU sensor reading!2yr ⋅ RichB93 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
New case didn’t have any usb2 front panel ports, and the usb3 port on the motherboard is missing pin, so usb 2 connectors are hanging out the front...1yr ⋅ Axelhumlan ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Server did not have a extra sata power for a ssd so I made this2yr ⋅ madscience2018 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The LAN connector got yanked out, didn't have a new connector and needed to repair the AP as soon as possible.3mo ⋅ Pols043 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Last minute rehearsal at home. Couldn't use an acoustic kit so threw together some bits of wood and screwed on a trigger. Worked perfectly2yr ⋅ harleyc13 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Need to test a Tesla card on skeleton workstation? No chase fans! no problem! Use random noctua Y splitter and 2 random server fans! ...Boom! cooling solution for overheating card! Zip ties not included.2yr ⋅ AceDET_HipsterGeorge ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The mixer attachment my mum wanted never arrived, so I made the hand powered one fit the mixer4yr ⋅ m3ntallyillmoron ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
I made a damper for my rake so it would stop bouncing on stones6yr ⋅ SiberianToaster ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
This dude used zipties to turn his carry speaker into a sling speaker5yr ⋅ Exrion ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Driving through the desert and the glare was atrocious, worked wayyy better than I thought5yr ⋅ Colonel_Dunn ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Behold the world's least reliable ex Linux server (it now runs on a laptop in a drawer)4yr ⋅ An_person222 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
genius or dumb? couldn't test it. wonder if it could work?2yr ⋅ tech_pasha_22 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
fun trick if your rock band mic breaks. solder on a 1/4 inch instrument jack , and use whatever mic you want4yr ⋅ joshstrodomus ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Fixing a desktop power supply, and I needed a solder iron stand.2yr ⋅ TheRealFailtester ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
When you don't have a 100 Ohm resistor but you want your project being finished today4yr ⋅ peskyplumbers88 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
One of the pins on my wireless headphones dongle broke but I managed to fix it with a bit of chocolate wrapper2yr ⋅ 1DurinTheKing ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My friend didn't know what cable he needed so this is what he took to the store9yr ⋅ Sionhuk ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Gfx card in lab PC blew, only spare was low profile - well, I don't need the display port anyway.3yr ⋅ Hobthrust ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
handful of LEDs + a phone with a slow mo camera = logic analyser for cheap1yr ⋅ Osk22 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn’t have the right allen key for this saggy monitor ball joint so I twist-tied a random brace in place to keep it eye-level 👌😁3yr ⋅ gerendasi ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Desk clamp for my mic kept digging in to the soft plastic and falling off. Old broken phone happened to be sitting on my desk when I went looking for a brace.2yr ⋅ EntropyTF2 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Don't have the bracket to hold the hard drive? Tiewraps surely work..2yr ⋅ Lars2_1 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Didn’t have the proper crimping tool so I just soldered them together7mo ⋅ talha21333 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Bought a used network switch, needed a one time serial connection to reset it4yr ⋅ retr0sp3kt ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Working in Digital Signage I occasionally have to deal with IR sensors that are not easily accessible due to the fixtures. Last night I extended the IR diode and created the SlimJim of remote controls.6yr ⋅ cboogie ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
It might be simple, but damn does it work 76% of the time2yr ⋅ everyusernameisgonel ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Internet wasn't working at all so I put an icepack on the router and im now getting solid consistent 20kb/s speeds, nice4yr ⋅ Spader_spyder ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Needed a freestanding mic arm. Had a burned out fluorescent bench lamp. The clamp and the light used the same fasteners.4yr ⋅ D0esANyoneREadTHese ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Flash drive kept overheating while playing a 10 hour video at the shop5yr ⋅ Toastmaster3000 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Classmate needed more than the 500gb ssd on his system. Instead of getting another drive he just 3M VHB taped a 4tb drive to the back.5yr ⋅ gmtime ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
The crt didnt show up any image for the wii but did for the tdt, the only problem now is that they both have to be connected (although the tdt is slightly disconnected from its scart port) at the same time if i want to use the wii1yr ⋅ TiggerElPro ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My PSU's fan died. I put in a new fan, but messed up the fan connector while soldering in the PSU. Removed it all together and about to rewire the PSU fan to a mb connector.2yr ⋅ deeplyrouted ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
Finally decided to give bluetooth a try and could not find any aa batteries and I'm waiting for the recharge pack to come in. This should be fine until it comes today right?3yr ⋅ lestert03 ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
My old creation. I needed more buttons, so I put a keyboard module into a mouse and hardwired buttons to M, N and B4yr ⋅ Nile-green ⋅ r/techsupportmacgyver
