Aliexpress tends to have stuff like this. There’s a particular switch in the joysticks of valve index controllers that wears out pretty easily. Once the warranty is over you can either buy a new controller for 150 bucks, or buy the switch for a literal dollar from China and cannibalize the tiny pieces that wear out.
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KingGordon@lemmy.world 5 days ago
This is because the company doesnt make anything anymore. They buy the machines whole from china. No parts are available unless you are a factory worker in china and have sticky fingers.
I hate it but thats why.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 days ago
jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That and there’s no supply chain for parts, just the machines. They don’t want to pay to warehouse parts that may or may not be used.