Box that switches itself off

Fun, DIY electronics kit has only one function: turn it on and it turns itself off. Every flip of the switch will also make a smile appear on onlookers. Box is set at 12hours saving yet says press any button to avoid switch off.

Yet press various buttons and still switches off. This is a new Sky HD box , I only had it installed on Wednes. About every minutes or so, the TV switches automatically to the Freesat box input for about seconds and then switches back to the TV.

No picture appears during the switch , just a blank screen. Useless Box with several additions: buzzer, audio output, motors and wheels, sonar, and a surrender flag. The useless box is made from woo with a small bit of electronics inside, a metal switch and hinges, along with a plastic hand that swoops out to turn itself off. Just open up the tabs on the hinges of the box to add or replace the batteries. My sky box turns itself into standby mode during the night on occasions for no apparent reason.

And since I tape often during the night, this causes way too many. Repeat endlessly until you either give up or the its batteries wear out. If you are powering up the android box with an IR remote it is possible that the TV power command is the same as the MXQ power command so it turns the TV off (if it is already on).

It just goes into standby mode. When pressing the remote. Otherwise try rebooting it as differentID suggests. Low Prices on Video Switch Box. Free Delivery on Eligible Orders!

Turn it on, so it can turn itself off. But what does the switch do? Does it launch a nuclear attack?

You view box switches on randomly Hi apologies if this has been raised before our You View box keeps randomly switching itself in, which causes the TV to come on, strangely mainly in the middle of the night, but it has gappened during the day as well. Best Answer: I have a thompson sky box that switches itself off too. Sound is coming from the channel that I was last watching when I put the box into standby.

If I switch from optical to analog sound then there is no output. I have turned off the auto standy feature but it still manages to switch itself off usually at about am when a program that i watch weekly actually comes on. Setting up a dvd recorder and trying to watch the program Ive recorde only to find that the damn sky box has turned itself off to save energy is ridiculous.

Our subcription is about pounds monthly and I cant even watch the programs. Instructables has instructions for building this Claude Shannon-style box that turns itself off. The Most Useless Machine EVER!

The micro- switch will only shut off power when the toggle switch is in the OFF position.

A user flips a switch to turn the machine on, the machine promptly reaches out and flips the. Sky box keeps switching itself off ! Monster Inside the Black Box , featuring a mechanical hand that emerged from a featureless plastic black box and flipped a toggle switch , turning itself off. Re: Why does my new Bravia keep switching itself off ? Hi, this is nothing to do with the eco settings although if you can get the set to stay on long enough you should disable them, however since the set was fine before its more likely that there is a fault with the power management and will require a Sony service technician to take a look. If your Xbox One X, Xbox One S, or original Xbox One turned off unexpectedly while using it, it could be for a few reasons.

Learn what they are and how to fix the issue.