{"id":60468,"date":"2025-05-22T11:18:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60468"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:18:12","slug":"never-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60468","title":{"rendered":"Never buy\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-509.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-509.png 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-509-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tired of running to the store every time your batteries die? Same here\u2014until I found a simple DIY hack that transformed my remotes into rechargeable gadgets. It\u2019s affordable, eco-friendly, and genuinely satisfying to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battery problem: Ever settled in to watch a movie, only for the remote to stop working? Between TVs, fans, and toys, batteries disappear fast\u2014and quietly drain your budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fix? Make your remote rechargeable.<br>You\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small rechargeable battery (like a 3.7V 14500)<br>A USB charging module (TP4056)<br>A diode (e.g., 1N4007)<br>A bit of patience<br>Just solder the battery wires where the originals were, install a USB port on the back, and voil\u00e0\u2014no more swapping batteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feeling advanced? Add Bluetooth with an ESP32 and reprogram the board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bonus: It\u2019s better for the planet. Fewer disposable batteries, more sustainable living\u2014and a remote that works when you need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=60441\">ALSO READ&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tired of running to the store every time your batteries die? Same here\u2014until I found a simple DIY hack that transformed my remotes into rechargeable gadgets. It\u2019s&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60468"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=60468"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60468\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60470,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60468\/revisions\/60470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/60469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=60468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=60468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=60468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}