/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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1) Follow the Rules of Reddit, and use Reddiquette.
2) A Macgyvered 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 Macgyvered 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 or not the repair works, but the spirit of the endeavor.
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5) Please respect the mods. They're moderating this because they want to, not because they have to.
6) Any and all repairs, modifications, hacks, changes, etc. made (hardware and/or software) are done at your own risk. We encourage and enjoy modding & hacking, but please do it safely and please remember that things can go wrong!
7) Unorthodox solutions are what /r/techsupportmacgyver is here for, remember that asking for orthodox solutions is off-topic and belongs in /r/techsupport.
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/r/techsupportmacgyver
293,415 Subscribers
My first contribution
After someone, probably me, has been a but rough with my charger cable it shorted with a small crackle that made me jump last night. I unplugged it and took a look at it today. Took of some isolation and fond a screen terminal.
13:53 UTC
Broken speaker on a shitty tablet
Ended up using this random ass speaker and connecting it the motherboard using only tape and solder wire.
There was only space in the housing where it was taped down With yellow tape
05:12 UTC
Calculator that I got at the flea market have a broken battery mount, cardboard and foil saves the day.
03:19 UTC
AutoZone special for a woodshop PC
18:19 UTC
Had to replace my control knob switch on my dryer and the bracket to hold it in place broke while removing it. The new one is being held in place by a good amount of hot glue.
15:12 UTC
A message/request for the mods
Hi! This sub has continued to be over ran by people who post for tech support. Which it is at the point I’m about to un-sub.
Before doing so I thought I would reach out and try to help the situation before just leaving. I would be willing to be a mod, and I have mod experience. I am admittedly on Reddit more than I should and would be glad to help keep this sub full of the jank fixes we all love.
If other people feel the same please comment
15:32 UTC
fan on my friend's 560 stopped workin so i kludged together two Dell 80mm fans an screwed them into the heatsink
09:54 UTC
Ever wanted to listen to some tunes on your wireless chromecast? Pissed google stopped selling chromecast audio?
13:22 UTC
To be fair, Supermicro never promised me spare SATA power connectors
09:54 UTC
Had to use my 2080Ti when the psu that I bought haven't arrived yet and my pc have a 450w psu.
using a external gpu box to power my graphics card
04:46 UTC
My gpu 40c under load
13:43 UTC
Power supply got fried in brownout, didn't have time to replace it, so I built this Frankenstein from a donor PC
23:25 UTC
Office microwave is broken but my daughter just had to have some anyways…
My little girl gets dropped off at my office around 2pm after school on Fridays. Now I won’t say whether or not the reason the office microwave needed replacement was because she had previously forgotten to add water causing all the oil in the ramen to reach the smoke point and flash convert into a noxious smoke bomb almost needing us to evacuate the class we had going on (thankfully we had a ton of air purifiers from Covid).
Yes that’s the steam wand on the espresso maker I donated, yes I first filled the bowl with hot water from the espresso side but that doesn’t get it hot enough to fully soften the noodles.
22:15 UTC
Optiplex inside of thinkstation because the optiplex chassis broke
18:53 UTC
Cheap screw in vape charger modded to charge disposable vape batteries powered by my big battery bank
I use these batteries to power led lights that usually takes 4 AAA batteries
04:54 UTC
Couldn’t find a barrel plug correct size
Behold the power supply to end all power supplies
00:40 UTC
A plastic part for my cassette deck broke off, paper clip saves the day!
17:01 UTC
Alligator clips have too much resistance? Just put the whole pack in! 😁
17:45 UTC
i got a phanteks evolv x off facebook and the previous owner lost the power supply mount bracket. spending money is for losers
18:40 UTC
Gotta do watcha gotta do
Lost my AM2 backplate and had to butcher the one that came with my cooler
19:41 UTC
My home server
17:12 UTC