r/techsupportmacgyver 4h ago

Calipers now run on the power supply

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Dead battery, spare also dead, i have to do stuff for tomorrow morning


r/techsupportmacgyver 13h ago

No GPUs were hurt in the making of this

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We wanted to put the GPU in the Server, but didn't have the cable. And Just buying one is boring plus it wouldn't fit with a cable we tried with a ATX PSU.

PS: And it still works even after there was some Solder on the GPU die


r/techsupportmacgyver 11h ago

I needed to power one of those neon indicator lamps quickily and cheaply. Luckily, I had an IEC connector lying around.

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I wouldn't recommend you do this, because there is exposed 120vac.


r/techsupportmacgyver 1d ago

I needed a bluetooth adapter for my PC and only had wifi cards from scrap laptops. It actually works

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r/techsupportmacgyver 1d ago

Robot vacuum won't charge because a plastic part broke off in the dock and since I know nothing about 3D printing, I instead just made a shim with post it notes to always ensure the charging pads are extended

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r/techsupportmacgyver 2d ago

Frankenstein EGPU on half dead laptop

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r/techsupportmacgyver 23h ago

Vertical line and color shift appeared after repairing the bottom LCD board — what could be causing this?

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r/techsupportmacgyver 3d ago

Battery door missing. Tape + safety pin + zip tie

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for anyone who doesn't recognize it, this is an acoustic guitar with a built in tuner


r/techsupportmacgyver 2d ago

My workaround for WhatsApp with an old Nokia and a laptop

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r/techsupportmacgyver 3d ago

NAS power brick died. Mini ITX to the rescue.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 3d ago

Pines doblados

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Estaba mirando mi PC, y se me dió por desarmarla, pero acabe quitando el disipador junto al procesador, y ahora lo logré separar pero hay unos pines doblados, y tengo miedo de romperlos, se que hay soluciones, pero yo no tengo pulso ni herramientas para acomodarlo , pensaba llevarlo a un servicio técnico, pero no sé dónde no me salga tan caro, no tengo tanto dinero y menos para un procesador nuevo


r/techsupportmacgyver 8d ago

esp32 fan speed controller

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The fans for my 12u rack sounded like an airport so i used an esp32 to control fan speed via PWM based on ambient temp readings. It’s been hanging all janky like this for months working flawlessly.


r/techsupportmacgyver 9d ago

Too broke for a new laptop or webcam

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Unemployed recent graduate, and I accidentally broke my laptop screen after it got me through moving countries, a bachelor’s degree, and two masters...

I need a webcam for job interviews, but I’m too broke for a new laptop or even a webcam, and it’s not worth fixing the laptop anymore.

It’s a miracle it still works at this point. I’ve replaced the battery and power connector twice, replaced the HDD after it failed, upgraded the SSD, fixed the CPU fan after it started making too much noise, added RAM...

Anyway, I removed the laptop’s camera, passed it through the Ethernet port, and i tape it to my monitor whenever I need it.

It will be a sad day when the laptop finally gives up on me but It works for now.


r/techsupportmacgyver 9d ago

Low cost Redmagic phone

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Now I have a fan too


r/techsupportmacgyver 9d ago

When you need it you need it.

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r/techsupportmacgyver 10d ago

I made it work

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r/techsupportmacgyver 9d ago

Jank, but not potato

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r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

SD card in 3DS was dying

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I didn't have an SD card reader and couldn't be bothered to go buy one. In the dead of night I realised my dad's old pc had one available, but the pc was dead. Took it apart, it was usb but wired to an internal header, grabbed an old charging cable, spliced it into the USB-A end and voila!


r/techsupportmacgyver 10d ago

Starlink Mini Bouncing Around

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Mounted a Starlink Mini in the back window of my Chrysler 300C and zip tied it to a child safety anchor. Kept bouncing around, so I shoved an empty water bottle under it. Best and cheapest dish support I've used in a car.


r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

No joystick? No problem! Using my grandfather's old cast iron drill press to play Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move

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An old mouse scroll wheel hooked up to a wireless mouse picks up the rotation off the chuck for aiming and you blow into a deodorant lid with some plastic tubing to launch the bubbles.


r/techsupportmacgyver 13d ago

Is this overkill?

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my 100 watt charger started smelling burning, so i putted thermal pad and heatsinks on the sides. I am currently planning to also get copper and put a usb fan.

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It didnt worked anyways, my wire for the charger melted. Thanks for all your guys advice tho.
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r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

Needed a phone holder for my tripod, all it took was one hole

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Only had a phone holder for my 8Bitdo controller, so i made it dual-purpose.

Made a hole that is slightly smaller than the tripod screw, and the screw threaded itself in and now it is super stable, and i can still use it with the controller.


r/techsupportmacgyver 11d ago

Power supply not working

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r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

pc's pcie lanes were shot or smth, shortened them with a bad drive i was testing, all i know is that it don't work so i found a way to make it work

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genuinely just using the flashy pc for the psu, ill get a proper psu jumper later.

yes i bent and broke the office pc just to fit the gpu


r/techsupportmacgyver 12d ago

Setting up a Linux server…..

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Dug out an old 4790k machine. After VM failures trying to install Mint on a broken USB sata deck I just copied to an NVME…swapped it, cloning the drive to an 850 evo ATM

On a tv tray, powered by an Ecoflow Delta 2

Full field setup.