Time Capsule is busy for days after an erase

Hi everyone,
So my time capsule is "busy" with the blinking amber light after telling it to erase. I did the most basic erase, the "Quick Erase" and it has been "erasing" for about 36 hours now. It was a full TC. I'm concerned something is wrong...?

I have no idea which model other than to tell you it's the flat one that stores 1TB. It will solely be used for Time Machine. Don't worry, I have 2 additional backups of critical data as well. Just being extra extra cautious.
It was one of those TC that crapped out at 12-18months and its warranty is invalid now because I've done some work to it b/c the internal power supply fried it. Now it has an external power supply and a proper fan. That was 2 years ago and it's been great since. However long it lasts at this point is icing.

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The Factory Reset.
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