Noob question thread! 2020_Summer

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@ethana4

my Unity’s power switch has started acting weird.

When I go to shut it off, the switch light goes off, but the ESC still gets power, and then the light turns back on automatically.

Does it happen after exactly 10 seconds?

@ethana4

And the power comes on even when the switch is unplugged

Your Unity has a blown antispark. Use a loopkey or discrete antispark solution.

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