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Where can I buy parts?

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In maintenance of mechanical or electronic equipment, "cannibalization" refers to the practice of obtaining the spare parts necessary to repair one device by removing them from another similar device, rather than from a pool of spare parts. The device used as a source of spare parts is often crippled as a result, if only temporarily, in order to allow the recipient device to function properly again. Cannibalization can usually occur only with devices that use interchangeable parts.

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