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My brother ordered a couple iPhone screen protectors and it only took ~12 minutes. We didn’t think a screen protector was even worth parking for when we drove by the night before so the order was definitely too small to justify paying a Dasher. Hopefully they don’t start charging for it. As far as manpower goes, it’s the same or less than the free curbside delivery. They just take it to the drone yard (or whatever they call it) instead of the curbside carts.

I was approaching the very end of Zelda Ocarina of Time and realized I had everything except the upgrade for maximum Deku Nut capacity. Turns out, I had run into a glitch where getting the Poacher’s Saw counts as completion for the Forest Stage Deku Nut upgrade, locking me out:
https://tcrf.net/Bugs:The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Ocarina_of_Time#Forest_Stage_Deku_Nut_Upgrade

I thought I’d see if the GameShark could fix this for me. I was also curious if it could boot without a cart on top since the Analogue 3D does not need to enforce the CIC lock-out. It can’t. It also can’t boot Zelda without the key code, but I already knew CIC-NUS-6105 games sometimes need to talk to the CIC lock-out chip in the cartridge for a kind of challenge/response copy protection.

After I was done checking on those things I did an entirely normal boot using the key code and everything. I thought I had disabled all codes/cheats except the required master “(M)” code but somehow the one for having all arrow types was also enabled. It should not have mattered. I booted, loaded my file from the third save slot, paused the game to see my inventory, then powered off without saving. When I loaded the game back up, my specific save slot (File 3) was deleted. 🤦‍♂️

Not the Analogue 3D’s fault, of course, but I have to wonder why that happened when I didn’t even save my game. I have a feeling the cheats only work properly with the first save file and that made my game think the 3rd save slot was corrupted. Surprised it only deleted that one and didn’t reinitialize all of the SRAM. Oh well.

I should have made a save state (Memory) but I was aiming for 100% without abusing them. Using Memories as a save backup obviously isn’t cheesing but I wanted to keep my hands clean and avoid temptation… even if I was about to try some GameShark cheats. 🤣

Remember, folks: Don’t mess around with a GameShark if you don’t have a save backup! Analogue 3D Memories is a good way to do that for some games. Ocarina is a battery-backed SRAM game too so there’s even more reason. 👍

Most hybrid battery fans with an AC option have bare prongs for an extension cord to attach, but not this puppy. None of the reviews tell you that you need a CMXEFXAC01 wall wart power supply adapter that can be lost/misplaced or damaged and adds $25-$40 to the price. A couple mention the “cord” is not included, which didn’t even faze me when none of the hybrid fans include the AC cord… but this is literally an AC-DC adapter that they misleadingly call a “cord” and never show. 🤦‍♂️

I couldn’t find any showing the jack that it fits and, of course, none will answer the obvious question of whether or not it will charge a battery when plugged in. I was expecting this to be the Craftsman version of the discontinued DeWALT hybrid cordless/corded fan which is what I would have got if it were still available. The aftermarket price is inflated specifically due to people who want the hybrid AC/battery feature, so it’s not getting glossed over because no one cares. The smaller 7.5” RYOBI “Whisper Series” fan even has it, which I got at the same time with the intent to return one or the other after doing more research.

The only reason I even know the Craftsman takes an external power supply was from reading comments, the first of which were cryptic and almost unbelievable… like some guy saying he found a laptop cord that “fits” without even establishing that it doesn’t take an AC cord like I was still assuming. After confirming on the Craftsman product page, I looked up the CMXEFXAC01 adapter and found that it’s a 20v 2A center-positive barrel plug PSU, but I can’t find the jack size. Hopefully it’s the ubiquitous 5.5x2.1mm so there’d be a chance you could find a compatible one at a thrift store.

Anyway, I still don’t know if it charges the battery when plugged in, which could be a problem since I’m passing on my Craftsman misting fan and battery to a friend and intend to adapt DeWALT batteries (luckily Craftsman has low-voltage cut-off in the tool). Since I might be returning it to the store unopened, I figured I’d look up the manual online… but none of the Craftsman or retailer product pages have it. Their “How to locate your product manual” page appears to be neglected and gives you a “Server Error” when you hit “Search by Model Number.”

Well, I have to open one of these fans and return the other. This is a last-ditch effort to see if anyone online knows about the battery charging and barrel jack size. Guess it also puts all these frustrations out there for someone doing their due diligence to search and find, so please chime in if you know anything. Thanks!