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Well there previously must have been multiple issues remaining but I ended up replacing Q7180 for the 4th time and all is good. Unfortunately I don't know what the other problem that got solved ultimately got the board working. Must've been something that was blowing the Q7180's that I eventually replaced.
This one was a nightmare so not worth fixing but I can't NOT fix a charging issue haha!
Ahhhhhh... maybe that's what it was? I harvested off boards with non-charging issues but I will order new. Not worth beating my head against a bench for 3 hours over a $50 board haaha