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[overandover]

So, this is my second ZXY Meiki but for both of them the internal nub started to break off. It sucks especially since it hasn't been 6 months since I bought my second.

I have a soldering iron, but i'm not sure if i can fix that area with it. Any suggestions or help??

I've attached some photos to show you the location and the actual picture of the damage

[zamentor]

That totally sucks! Sorry to hear about your Meiki disintegration. I recently bought my third Maria Ozawa and this one seems to be more durable than her two previous siblings.

I am going to suggest a rescue remedy that will be counter to what the ToyDemon folks advise: Taking good care to soap and make her slippery, flip the ZXY carefully inside out.  Now you have easy access to that troublesome spot and you can employ your soldering iron skills. Of course, a worst-case scenario is that flipping the toy could harm her beyond repair, but I figure you have little to lose - she's not usable in her current state anyway.

[quake3guy]

I've been thinking about this problem since one of my hips developed a lengthwise crack that kept expanding and I could barely reach it with the soldering iron.  I had the idea to fix some Nichrome wire on the end of an elongated ceramic (to avoid conductivity) wedge using Kapton tape and powering it with a vape mod for precise current/temperature control, but the experiment was not successful because it did not have enough thermal mass to melt more than superficially as it slid out of the damaged area with pressure on both sides..

My next idea would be to use an infrared laser slightly de-focused, that should project enough energy to soften up more of the sub-surface TPE, and since it's infrared it shouldn't cause chemical changes in the process.  Once I get the variable current driver I'll try to get the energy levels dialed in for the repair and post some pics if it's a success.  Safety First!