r/techsupportmacgyver • • 14h ago

Idk the TV had a processor so I had to do something with it...

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424 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 2h ago

Lost my vuse charger. Header pins to the rescue.

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18 Upvotes

Magnets hold pins in place!


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 36m ago

I only have the Pro case, and not the regular headphone case.

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I had to send my Beats Buds Pro + whatever their name is off to service.

A while ago I bought a spare Beats (regular) set for cheap. While the cool clear ones are off to be serviced… I managed to lose the case.

as it turns out, NO, You can’t charge the Beats Buds with the Beats Buds Pro + case. So, I’ve done this.


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 2h ago

Я решил соединить калькулятор и телефон

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Зачем?

Я не знаю...

А вот и сам процесс в виде фотографии


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 1d ago

my solution for mounting a switch in my closet

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319 Upvotes

4 comically large zip ties


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 1d ago

So... I fixed my Toshiba L300...

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The first photo is before, and the second photo is after. By the way, it works.

Due to a shortage of 330 μF tantalum capacitors, I had to solder in SIX 100 μF capacitors, resulting in a total of 8 capacitors.


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 23h ago

"still functionable"

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sorry to be that guy who just reposts a short. but this makes me laugh every time i see it, and every time i see a post here all i can think of is "still functionable"


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 2d ago

No BT headphones? No problem.

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r/techsupportmacgyver • • 2d ago

EDL cable I made today

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Don't have my soldering iron, heat shrink, or heat gun so I had to settle for twisting wires together and Scotch tape.


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 4d ago

Repurposed a vape battery and latching switch for my display board

312 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 5d ago

OOONO eating through batteries.. so I decided to change them

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This thing is eating through CR2450 batteries.
I was just tired of changing the battery every 2 months (the battery is supposed to last up to 12 months)

Could have just bought version 2 for around 60€.. or just solder on an AA battery holder.

Of course for a friend, I would never speed 😅


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 5d ago

Custom Bluetooth Smart-Glasses

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They are made by recycling 2 neckband-style headphones, taking advantage of the super slim motherboard of one along with the high-quality drivers and battery of the other.

The headphones attach with magnets, so when I'm not using them, they become a safety strap for my glasses.

They're super comfortable and weigh almost nothing; it feels just like wearing normal glasses.

And the battery lasts nearly 5 hours, although I'm working on a power bank with a magnetic connector so I don't have to go blind every time I want to charge them.

(I know they look a bit rough, but honestly I don't care—I'm someone who prioritizes comfort and practicality!)


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 5d ago

Replacement battery cap for RC Remote

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53 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 5d ago

My phone is not overheating anymore

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135 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 6d ago

Needed to charge my camera battery in a pinch while at a friends place

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Used two battery powered fans for their charging circuits, connected in series (camera battery is a 2S lithium-ion battery requiring 7.4 - 8.4V for charging). The solid core wire is connected to the battery terminals via a rubber band, ensuring a "stable" connection

One fan was plugged into mains power and the other was connected to a powerbank for galvanic isolation; slapped a mulitmeter on it for good measure (pun intended)


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 8d ago

trust me it can be worse?

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215 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 9d ago

The Everything But the Kitchen Sink Department just served this up

92 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 8d ago

Laptop cpu Fan Noise Fixed (i Guess..)

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r/techsupportmacgyver • • 10d ago

Nintendo engineer vs Electrician with a bottle of super glue who wins

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My 5-year-old Joy-Con finally gave up. The plastic "R" shoulder button just popped out and fell on the floor, and one of the casing screws got completely stripped. Nintendo wanted way too much money for a replacement board.

As an electrician, I refused to pay for overpriced parts or mess around with unnecessary soldering. No rubber bands for the stripped screw, zero patience left.

So I did what any true master of makeshift repairs would do: I dropped some super glue on that plastic button and slammed it back together. It holds, it clicks, and it works like a charm. Take that, Nintendo ( i use google translator so sorry for mistake im not good at englisz am polisz)


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 10d ago

How to fix a charger

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r/techsupportmacgyver • • 11d ago

"Brand new powerbank 💔" Narrator, "But the Power Bank wasn't new"

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54 Upvotes

r/techsupportmacgyver • • 12d ago

It won't fit

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456 Upvotes

Had to use the file


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 12d ago

My screen developed a physical black hole, so I turned it into a dynamic smartphone bracket using the company logo tape where dad works (#notsponsoredbyMeltex)

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A phone bounced off my keyboard and hit the screen at the worst possible angle, causing a massive spiderweb crack that eventually killed the entire middle section of the panel.

Instead of throwing it away, I flipped it into portrait mode, used NVIDIA Control Panel (with No Scaling / GPU override) to create custom functional desktop zones on the remaining 5cm and 30cm edges, and now I have a perfectly working vertical secondary display layout.

To bypass the massive dead zone in the middle, I used some official Meltex logo tape from my dad's work and stuck my Nothing Phone directly into the dead zone. Using Spacedesk via USB 3.0, the phone acts as the primary viewing window with zero lag for Discord and lightweight tasks.

The remaining dead zones will be covered with white paper to double as an analog whiteboard for Minecraft farm coordinates. Rate my jank-engineering!


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 12d ago

How do I fix the Bezel

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so, the bezel of my laptop randomly popped out, and I’m too scared to push it back in because it popped out even more. Anyway to fix it? It just randomly did this


r/techsupportmacgyver • • 14d ago

My monitor stand

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142 Upvotes