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Have You Ever Felt Like MacGyver for a Day? Want to?

So I've been working on this project to find the center of gravity of an assembly. Basically, you use multiple scales, do a little math, and boom, there's the c.g. I had an issue with the digital scales I was using. They kept turning themselves off automatically after a minute and a half, which wasn't enought time to zero out the scales, hoist the load, and make the measurements. I called the manufacturer about the scales. They sent me a detailed procedure for how to disassemble the scale, gently remove one of the circuit boards, and snip a wire to disable the internal shutdown timer. I did the whole thing with my Leatherman multitool. I felt like MacGyver.
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