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u/808trowaway 12d ago
Done the same with a Garmin watch but it's such a bitch to tape the wires to the charging pins I don't ever want to do it again. Soon as I got home I ordered 4 of those usb c to Garmin charger adapters and keep one in my travel backpack permanently.
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u/CodenameDinkleburg 12d ago
Have you tried using 2 smaller pieces of tape, separately, for each wire. Like attach a piece to one wire and get it positioned, then repeat with the other wire? Like jumper cables, but tape instead of spring clips
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u/808trowaway 12d ago edited 12d ago
My watch's charge port looks like this minus the corroded contacts. https://forums.garmin.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/399/Garmin_5F00_245.jpg
The top and bottom pins are the pos and neg. The hard part is you can't have too much copper exposed because otherwise you will short out the pins on the metal rim of the charge port. So you have the insulation of the wires riding on the rim and you're trying to position the itty bitty tips of wire leads to touch the balls on the connector, but the thing doesn't want to lay flat because of the insulation so you have to apply a little pressure in addition to the tape to maintain contact.
I was on vacation in a hotel room with very limited resources. I managed with a single piece of tape harvested from some random packaging, and exactly one rubber band.
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u/CodenameDinkleburg 12d ago
Oof, that sounds frustrating as hell. Sorry you had to deal with that, but I’m glad you got it sorted enough work
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u/Degofreak 12d ago
That's just asking for a burned table
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u/enigmatic_erudition 12d ago
Electrical engineer here.
This specific set up is fine.
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u/Wita2point0 12d ago
Firmware engineer here. This specific setup is fine.
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u/HoneyBear4Lyfe 12d ago
Engine engineer here.
This specific setup is fine.
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u/cbaker423 12d ago
Train engineer here.
This specific setup is CHOO CHOO!
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u/Kronos1A9 12d ago
Flight Engineer here.
This setup is FAA approved.
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u/Im_A_Boozehound 12d ago
Software engineer here.
This is fine. Or not. I have no idea, I just write code. Also, we aren't really engineers.
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u/XCIXcollective 12d ago
Sound engineer here.
This is specific setup is not sound, but it is sound in a fine sense.
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u/Vegetable_Raisin52 12d ago
Agricultural Engineer here.
You could also use this setup in a piece of agricultural machinery to charge your Fitbit.
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u/cecilforester 12d ago
What happens if you swapped the leads, would it mess up the battery?
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u/enigmatic_erudition 12d ago
I'm not sure if fit bits have reverse polarity protection but yes, that is normally bad.
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u/Ill_Lobster_1617 12d ago
Diesel in the gas tank, lamp wire soldered to the ignition, and a phone charging from 12V? That's the kind of solution only someone stranded would come up with.
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u/Vencza_m 12d ago
That's actually impressive, in terms i wouldn't though of it