Ava Hall

If the battery drained all the way to zero,, the protection circuit can refuse to wake up until it sees steady power for a while. can make it look completely dead even though nothing is broken. Give it a stable charge source and leave it connected for a few hours without touching it and then try a long power button press. Forty to sixty seconds is not excessive. Avoid fast chargers that keep negotiating and switching. A simple, known good charger and a different cable can make the difference. If it still will not respond after a long soak on power, connect it to a computer for a few minutes to see if the storage shows up. Even if the screen has not refreshed, the guts might be alive. If the computer never sees it and the charge port feels loose or wobbly, that points to a hardware issue that needs hands on repair.

I use a simple formula: one protein one veg, one starch, and one punchy sauce, swapping the sauce so it feels new. A small starter shop could be chicken thighs or tofu, a bag of coleslaw mix or frozen mixed veg, rice or potatoes, canned beans, eggs, tortillas, and a jar of pesto or salsa. End of week, turn odds and ends into fried rice, a frittata, or quesadillas to catch leftovers before they spoil.

My gobbler kept jamming the auger when I like, mixed freeze dried crumbles with the kibble. The fix was simple. Only standard dry kibble in the hopper and toppers only in the bowl. Also keep the fill at about two thirds. Overfilling packs tight and bridges the exit. For bounce make a ramp. I cut a strip from a takeout container lid and taped it where the chute empties so pieces slide down instead of shooting. Works great. You can also swap the bowl for a wide saucer so there is more landing zone. Programming wise, I run nine micro drops from morning to night with slow feed on. The first two are tiny to take the edge off, then a few moderate ones in the afternoon, then two tiny again so bedtime is calm. No more scarf and barf.