My sourdough starter nuked my stand mixer after 5 years

I've been feeding my starter weekly since 2020, and last Thursday it finally got revenge. The dough was extra sticky, and I walked away for 2 minutes while it kneaded. Came back to a burning smell and the motor just died, right in the middle of shaping 4 loaves for a Saturday market in Nashville. I had to hand knead everything on a floured counter, which took 40 extra minutes per batch. My backup plan was a $15 Danish dough whisk from the grocery store, honestly it worked better than I expected. Has anyone else had a mixer give out mid-batch, and did you fix it or just switch to hand mixing for good?

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