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Jameson Lopp | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Have any of you nerds ever had to replace the battery in an HTC Vive controller? If so, where did you source the battery?
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5c508c34 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 https://www.ifixit.com/products/htc-vive-and-vive-pro-controller-battery
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Jameson Lopp | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yeah... I came across that one but it's out of stock. 😩
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5c508c34 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 😱 Ifixit has been my go-to for these kinds of things

Maybe pop them a message, and ask where they source them from, or when they’ll be back in stock
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stacksatsio | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 AliExpress
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Jameson Lopp | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Seems like delivery times tend to be around a month 😩
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Cuntface | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295916112208?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=KM_g4CkHQ4e&sssrc=2047675&ssuid=LiU8qTqSSxG&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY there's this from Germany
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Dim | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yes. This one worked and is still working:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B083JB5DDT/
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Jameson Lopp | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Drat, another unavailable product...