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not sure if this is much of an electronic issue rather than a "mechanical" one but oh well.

it's pretty simple really. i have a 1/8 buggy with stock electronics, and the buggy is 4-5 years old, if that means anything. if i thrash it too hard, the ESC turns itself off. it's not so that the switch goes completely from the on to the off position - if it just moves slightly to the right (towards off), it turns off. how can i remedy this? i've contemplated just jamming an allen key or a rock in there, but that's not really smart. thanks.

the ESC is a team orion vortex R8, model code ORI65107.

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Buy a new switch.  Cut the old switch off the wires.  Solder the new switch onto the switch wires.

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Looking at pictures of that ESC I see three wires going to the switch. I can't tell but is there a button next to the switch? Still not a huge problem though. I would try to open the switch housing. The actual switch inside is a simple mechanism. Try cleaning it. If it is damaged I would try to source a switch that would fit into the housing and replace it.

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