Quoted from rubberducks:They don't want you to repair them. They want to gouge you hundreds for node boards that probably cost them less than $5 a pop, and $700-1000 for an MPU board (depending on Spike 1 or 2) that likely costs $40-70.
So for grins and giggles I just decided to add up what it costs just for the node boards and power supply in a Stern game if you were to buy them from Marco. This is for a Deadpool Pro. Node 8b, 8c, 9a and 9b are game specific and only BM66 is currently for sale, so these are just BM66 prices.
Node0 $899 (CPU)
Node1 $195 (cabinet)
Node8 $289 (48V core driver)
Node8a $145 (trough)
Node8b $195
Node8c $195
Node9 $289 (48V core driver)
Node9a $195
Node9b $195
Power S. $189 (power supply)
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Total $2,790 or roughly 1/2 of the game cost.
