Wow that's quite bad. I mean, twice.. There is definately something going on and going wrong here. There seems to be a high level of stress in that connector in that it shatters in pieces like this. In my field, I have seen quenched steels shatter in pieces similar to this due to internal stress. Looks like the material is too brittle. You live in Thailand if I am not mistaken, I wonder if this is not a humidity/temperature related issue. Who knows..
As Cleeds suggested, I would as well have it repaired to pass it to someone else and move on. As we say in french, "jamais deux sans trois". It means, never two without three.
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