Athom pg03v2 on Tasmota Suddenly Doesn't Connect Consistently to Wifi Anymore

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Hello. I purchased one of the pg03v2 wifi smart plugs for Tasmota from AliExpress on 1/3/2025. It is now 1/25/26 and I am experiencing significant problems with wifi connectivity. If the unit looses utility power, it does not readily re-connect to wifi once power is restored. I have to unplug/re-plug at least 5-8 times before the unit will re-connect. At that point, it seems to stay working until the next power outage. This is obviously not a good thing. It has not done this until recently and I have no idea why it should have started now. But from what I read on the web, this is NOT unusual with your items. So people blame a capacitor on the board but I have no idea about that. In addition, when I was up-plugging from utility power, the case cover suddenly came loose from the rear portion exposing the circuitry inside - some of which is high voltage - and this was really quite dangerous. Ever since this happened, the case pieces will simply NOT stay together again. I do not know why. At this time, I have holding it all together using zip-ties. What can be done about all of this? Thanks