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I'd probably drive it through the showroom window
Uniden.........You've got to be kidding me!!!
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Like I said $10,000.00 car needs a $30,000.00 battery great math but what do I know I went to school in the 60's and 70's.
Gun manufacturers are extremely risk averse. Their legal counsel advises against selling parts directly to gun owners. At least that's what seems to be happening at S&W as they have been refusing to sell most parts directly to consumers.
Brownells and MidwayUSA resell OEM parts, but at least they serve as a buffer for the manufacturers.
As you point out, Ebay is a good source for new and used parts, especially for obsolete firearms.
None of which explains why Uniden won't sell parts to owners.
Brownells and MidwayUSA resell OEM parts, but at least they serve as a buffer for the manufacturers.
As you point out, Ebay is a good source for new and used parts, especially for obsolete firearms.
None of which explains why Uniden won't sell parts to owners.
Boycott Uniden don't buy from until they change.
Samsung and Apple will not sell you parts to repair your cellphone you going to Boycott them also?
This may sound stupid, but here goes.
Do you know anyone who has a 3d printer? 3D Print Rubber - 3D Printing Gaskets - Rubber 3D Printing
I don't know if you will encounter any resistance from those who own the 3D printer, copyright violation.
I say this because some folks are just turds.
I will share. I once attempted to get a professional print of my late mother at Walwart. They refused based on copyright infringement.
Do you know anyone who has a 3d printer? 3D Print Rubber - 3D Printing Gaskets - Rubber 3D Printing
I don't know if you will encounter any resistance from those who own the 3D printer, copyright violation.
I say this because some folks are just turds.
I will share. I once attempted to get a professional print of my late mother at Walwart. They refused based on copyright infringement.
Apple started selling parts in 2021. Not sure about Samsung.
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Apple to sell spare parts to consumers to repair iPhones, Macs
Apple Inc on Wednesday said it will for the first time start selling spare parts and tools to the general public to perform their own repairs on some iPhones and Mac computers.
www.reuters.com
Hopefully this Right To Repair campaign keeps growing. Hopefully Uniden takes note and does the right thing.
To be honest.. And this is strictly MY opinion, not based on any knowledge from or about Uniden... because parts sales aren't a profit center and require a relatively large dollar outlay to setup and maintain.
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It looks like the Right to Repair bills are on a state-by-state basis. I don't know how this works if Uniden is in a non right-to-repair state (Texas), but I live in a Right to Repair state (Massachusetts). Learn About the Right to Repair — The Repair Association
According to the information at the link you provided, as of now Right to Repair applies only to Motor Vehicles, nothing else. There is a bill pending in the General Court, but the legislative session is nearing it's end.
There are also questions regarding interstate commerce, which is the exclusive province of the federal government.
There are also questions regarding interstate commerce, which is the exclusive province of the federal government.
You could try a local radio/tv/other repair shop. They should be able to buy directly from Uniden and pass the part on to you for a small surcharge. They should/are probably happy to do this because a) they may get your future repair business b) you will recommend them to others.
The repair shop will gain more that it will ever lose!
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Not stupid, that is an EXCELLENT idea. One can buy a whole roll of "rubber type" filament on Amazon << HERE >> for only $24.00 and that would make probably hundreds of rubber repair parts for various scanners. All one would need is an .STL file. People design and make repair parts for lots of different things that you can find online, so why not scanners as well.
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I'm not qualified to comment on the copyright aspects, but TPU can be extremely difficult to print with and some people might not want to risk the clogging or stringing issues that come with it.
Omega-TI
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Functionally it would probably work, aesthetically it might look like crap. I guess it all comes down to the individual.
if you read the current market analysis scanners will be continue to be built but the best part of the market is going to be aircraft aviation monitoring Marine monitoring so if people don't start listening to other things besides police the scanner industry will dry up the survival of this market is going to be based upon people starting to find other things to listen to so people please start listening to other things and looking for other things to monitor my area happens to be all encrypted now except fire aircraft and rescue helicopters aircraft airline maintenance channels which are very interesting sometimes especially when an aircraft is in trouble and they're trying to work through the problem so please start looking for other things to listen to or we will no longer have this hobby anyway I could be all wrong but that's the way it certainly looks to me
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