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Didn't get this handheld vacuum from Amazon, but I did buy it from a local store and would like to share some info. This unit worked initially once charged for 24 hours after taken out of the box. All of a sudden about 2 days later, it would not work at all and the charge light would not even light up once set on the cradle. After reading many bad reviews about battery life I decided to actually open the unit to take a look inside instead of returning it(I am an electronic technician). I found a circuit board directly below the on/ off switch and what I found was interesting. A transistor on that board was not aligned properly when soldered at the factory. See attached images. After placing that transistor in place and re-soldered its connections, this thing works like a champ. I believe this can also contribute to the battery charging issues people have been experiencing. Hopefully this post will help some people repair their unit, being that their customer service department is horrible.