my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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My tv-b-gone always shuts down before the onr minuite mark. Sometimes it shuts down at about the 15 second mark, sometimes on the 50 sec mark. I don't know what's going on Help would be very appreciated!

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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I don't think I understand the question. What do you mean by "shuts down"?

After you press the button, normal operations is for the TVBGone to run through its list of codes and then stop.

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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Yes just like that the tv-b-gone turns off, before it has used the codes. It turns off at random times.

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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Are you using fresh batteries? If the power browns out, the processor will reset.

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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Yup, I even tried some rechargable batteries and they did the same thing. I saw on the website that it should run through all it's code in about 2 minutes. But it's taking way less than that. Also what I noticed is that the IR LED's shut off first and the green status LED flickers a second or two more and then it shuts off completely

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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That's a power problem. Post some clear, detailed pictures of both sides of the board. You're running it from a pair of AA batteries?

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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Yes I am they are rechargable AA BATTERIES though. The Other battery I used was an LI-PO battery in a smart phone.

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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Try some alkaline AA's. If it still doesn't work, post some pictures.

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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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I put in some alkaline AA's and it didn't shutdown till (i timed it) 58.6 seconds. So its staying powered on longer. Is this good? Or is it still not enough. I still posted the photo with it. Thanks for the help so far! :D
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Re: my kit shuts down before the 1 minuite mark.

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A minute is just about right!

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