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Offline dBeav

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VKB spare parts
« on: August 06, 2020, 04:20:16 PM »
I know this is a long shot but does anyone have any spare parts for a VKB stick?
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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #1 on: August 06, 2020, 07:53:17 PM »
Hey.... yours is broke.....
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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2020, 09:31:23 PM »
If it was mine, Id fix it. What I would do is to add an aluminum tube that has the same outside diameter as the inside diameter of the plastic tube that broke. Once that piece was inside Id add epoxy to "glue" the broken pieces together.

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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2020, 12:33:45 AM »
If it was mine, Id fix it. What I would do is to add an aluminum tube that has the same outside diameter as the inside diameter of the plastic tube that broke. Once that piece was inside Id add epoxy to "glue" the broken pieces together.

How long have you had it? Have you contacted vkb? I had a switch break and they replaced it.

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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2020, 05:59:32 AM »
I like the fixing idea. Found the correct sized tube and have it on it's way. I have 5 of these in a public space, unsupervised, so I figured it was only a matter of time before somebody found a way to break something. If this works I should have enough tube to do the rest as they break as well.
Thanks everyone.

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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #5 on: August 07, 2020, 07:50:50 AM »
I'd send that pic to VKB. They might just send you a new one. But meanwhile give Fugi's suggestion a try.

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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #6 on: August 07, 2020, 09:08:23 AM »
I like the fixing idea. Found the correct sized tube and have it on it's way. I have 5 of these in a public space, unsupervised, so I figured it was only a matter of time before somebody found a way to break something. If this works I should have enough tube to do the rest as they break as well.
Thanks everyone.

Public space..... that explains a lot.
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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #7 on: August 07, 2020, 10:02:59 AM »
This is why we can't have nice things!

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Re: VKB spare parts
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2020, 02:27:40 PM »
Public space..... that explains a lot.
This is why we can't have nice things!

Yep and yep