I'm fairly new to using an electric, and got my 1st a couple months ago, the MisterTwister. Last week the switch failed. This was the one I put a decent straight cord on and got rid of that curled-up excuse for a cord, otherwise I'd have taken it back.
I didn't particularly care for the switch/position anyway, since it was a bit awkward for me (carpal/cubital tunnel) so I'm going to replace it with a toggle switch that will fit in the housing once I pick one up.
I'm also going to get 1-2 B&D's from SprawlMart next time I run across them, "just in case".