Used to keep a Nokia 3310 charged for 4 days straight, now I panic if my iPhone hits 80%. Swapped back to a 2006 Motorola Razr last month and forgot how good it felt to not watch the battery meter. The USB-C adapter setup in my Chicago apartment takes up more space than the whole flip phone itself. Anybody else ditch their smartphone for a weekend just to reset their charging brain?
My buddy Lou who fixes arcade boards told me to stop buying $40 flyback transformers and check the caps near the power supply first. I ignored him twice, replaced the flyback on my 1978 Sony KV-1914 anyway, and the screen still had that wavy collapse. Third time I finally listened, swapped three 10uF caps for about $1.50 total at a local electronics shop in Dayton, and the picture locked in perfect. Anyone else have a repair that only worked after you stopped trusting the obvious part?