ESPHome Kogan Power Plug Devices Failing

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I will post a repair topic for this as soon as the parts arrive. It’s a $1.20 component in most cases.

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Good news on Kogan V1 smart plug repair possibility. Opening and removing the component I suspected from three failed units all showed the same thing. An X2 film capacitor that supplies the low voltage rail for the ESP had aged from its specified 0.1uF (+/-20%) to less than 0.01uF. Replacement parts cost about $1.20 AUD. I’ll write up a how to when the replacement parts arrive (and I prove this is definitely the issue). It’s a through-hole part so easily replaced. These film capacitors are kn…