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Did your TV remote control suddenly go dead?
Wireless mouse died near the end of your term paper?
Need AA batteries and all you have are AAA?
Time needed is about 5 minutes, supplies needed cost about 50 cents - not including your AAA batteries.
You may very well have all these items on hand.
I did this today when my mouse died and I realized all I had were AAA batteries.
I popped out the AA batteries and looked at them compared to the AAA batteries.
Both put out 1.5 Volts per battery and the same Amps.
That’s important since it means we won’t damage the electronics inside the mouse.
The only real difference between the two sizes is, well, size.
The diameter of the AA is greater than that of the AAA.
How would I deal with the issue of diameter?
Duct tape came to mind first, but that is a bit of overkill.
How about plain old transparent tape?
you could find that in almost any office or junk drawer.
You don’t have to be exact here.
How could I fix this?
Tinfoil just didn’t seem like the ideal solution.
Wouldn’t a spring be just perfect?
I thought to myself.
It would give enough pressure that the batteries wouldn’t jiggle loose, like tinfoil might.
What could I salvage a spring from?
I opened my drawer and saw a bunch of paperclips.
“Hmmm,“I thought,“How can I make a spring without any tools?
“Fortuitously, I recalled that most ball point pens have a small hole perpendicular to their main shaft.
Using the cap of the pen, I managed to get the bent bit out of the hole.
Maybe you shouldn’t stick it all the way in.
That’s when I put a similar bend on the other end of the paperclip.
As it’s possible for you to see in the photos, the LED illuminated.
If they weren’t, I wouldn’t have been able to write this article.
You’re not helpless even when you think you are helpless.
Have you got a little time on your hands?
Have you ever solved a little office problem in a similar manner?
Can you think of any other ways to solve nagging problems at least temporarily?
After all, we’re here to help.
