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Originally Posted by Mark McM
I would also guess that this may be a possibility.
When you say the spokes break, "just above the top of the nipple,", I think there may be a nomenclature discrepancy. Usually, the head of the nipple is considered the top of the nipple, but I guess you mean the break is below the shaft of the nipple. Presumably, the spokes are breaking at a thread (the weakest part of a spoke). If the threads are showing below the nipple shaft, then the spokes are likely too short, which could be a contributing factor to their breakage.
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This. I had same problem on a factory wheel and it was too short of spokes. Check to see if the spoke end pokes out at least flush with the head of the nipple, or if it is 'sunken' . If the latter, then bingo!