Showing posts with label mug. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mug. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Repairing the Charging Coaster of a Self-Heating Mug

 My last post explained why I like my self-heating mug so much, but it ended with a well-deserved kvetch: The entire mug becomes useless when a pin on the charging coaster gets stuck. If you Google charging coaster pin, you'll see complaints from all over the Internet about various brands that all have the same problem:¹


One of the pins gets stuck, and no amount of prodding, poking, beseeching, or percussive maintenance will cajole it back into place.

Design of a Self-Heating Mug

...why I went to so much trouble to fix it!

One of my favorite gifts this holiday season was a large mug that keeps my coffee or tea hot. I wish the battery lasted longer, but there are a bunch of really nice features: