There's a generation of electronics that were plagued by failing capacitors that contained a flawed chemical that was produced based on a stolen formula that co

There's a generation of electronics that were plagued by failing capacitors that contained a flawed chemical that was produced based on a stolen formula that contained errors. There's also the wave of electronics that had issues with lead free solder. Recent appliances and devices seem to last longer again, aside from smartphones with pesky unreplaceable batteries that turn into spicy pillows after a year or two.