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JWestland
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Did you brake the actual spoke or nipple?
If the spoke snapped most likely you didn't have enough thread engaged in the nipple, possibly you had some leftover spoke twist and not enough tension.
If your nipple broke, same as above. Not enough threads engaged, not enough spoke tension.
Also archetypes are known to chew nipples, mainly alloy, due to the narrow, silly v shape. Chamfering the spoke holes helps a lot.
Or bad batch of spokes