/r/techsupportmacgyver
Instances of crazy fixes that actually ended up working. Or not working, I'm a description, not the cops.
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2) Posts must contain a MacGyver or be a question about a MacGyver. A MacGyver'd solution is defined as fixing something by using parts that are not the intended replacement parts and/or using unorthodox methods to get something working again. A MacGyver'd solution is also improving on something (whether or not it works) by improving existing functionality in an unorthodox way or by using unorthodox parts. It is not about whether the repair works, but the spirit of the endeavor.
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Central Heat Sensor
The central heating for my apartment only kicks on if the ambient temperature is below 65⁰F. This is unfortunate because it's in a hallway nearer to the mini split which is in the kitchen, the bedrooms are a little bit chilly this morning (it was 10⁰ outside). I put a tupperware of ice on the sensor to fool it. Lo and behold it worked! I tricked the sensor and now the back rooms are getting consistent heat!
17:41 UTC
I over volted my wiiu sensor bar
It's first Ben changed to usb then I made a adapter from a 9v power supply to a female usb a without changing the voltage
18:08 UTC
Using a syringe as a antenna
18:37 UTC
Testing my home-made headset microphone
18:10 UTC
When the tiny pc cannot fit or power the disks
You just add another power supply.
16:03 UTC
What do you think about my new Home Server?
11:45 UTC
Laptop lid, a compatible LCD, and a video board = flipdown external screen
20:29 UTC
Found in r/redneckengineering
19:41 UTC
Jump starting our Milwaukee battery
16:06 UTC
My PSP's charging cable broke, I found a magnificent solution
17:45 UTC
The capacitors in the power supply section burned out of GTX 1060. I fixed it :D
09:17 UTC
Water pump tripping gfci? Not on my watch!
So I made the world’s shittiest isolation transformer from scrap microwaves…
07:38 UTC
Not the craziest I've done, but temporary permanent setup in the shop
The temporary permanent mounting solution until I could find a good place for my soundbar or wall mount the TV
04:40 UTC
My open case cooling
03:20 UTC
i gave my laptop to a repair shop and he said he will find fans from other laptop and put them in my laptop and when i opened it i see this, it works, if it works it works
22:32 UTC
Headphones top support broken so i had to improvise for the meeting
16:37 UTC
Fixed a 60’s turntable with a Playmobil car tire
The rubber was so hard it wouldn’t spin the disc… so i got the closest rubber thing…
13:24 UTC