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i wake up every morning with the sportbox off and i have no ideea why
July 6 2007 at 9:58 AM lexy (no login)
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this has been happening for about a week and it's quite funny since i wear it for long hours during the day and it never happens. i go to bed, make sure i have a good seal, plase it face down so i don't turn it off accidently, turn it off and back on to make sure it's working, turn on the alarm and fall asleep. and then i wake up it's turned off.
for 6 weeks before this started happening i always lost seal during the night but i even heard it before the alarm went on. hugged them to get the seal back and went to sleep again. could it be that lately i don't even hear the alarm? i seriously doubt that.
i checked the alarm, i checked everything and it seems to work fine. the batteries have just been replaced.
this is a complete mistery to me. if anybody has any ideeas of what may be happening i would be open to any sugestion. i just don't know what to do anymore. i can't even imagine how much i'm moving backwords with all this cause not every day i get 10 hours of daytime wear.
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Seri_Flamehair
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SENIOR MEMBER why is my smart box off? July 7 2007, 6:51 AM
You lost seal during the night and the alarm went off and you slept through it. Annoying i know has happened to me a couple times. I woke up for some reason and didn't feel the pressure so i checked and it was off reset it got pressure back in the domes and went back to sleep. all you can do,
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lexy
(no login) that's the only valid explanation July 7 2007, 2:59 PM
i did all kinds of tests to the sportbox. seems to be working just fine. yet i don't get myself. how can i not hear the alarm every night for a week? i used to get up before it went off just by hearing the buzzing sound.
last night i slept very stressed. got up several times to check. and one of the times it was off. this is very frustrating. i still get nice swelling cause i wear it over 15 hours but i have no ideea how many hours i lose at night
thx for replying. good luck with ur goal
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livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: i wake up every morning with the sportbox off and i have no ideea why July 8 2007, 1:06 AM
Try NOT turning your sportbox off again after achieveing your seal. You can test if it's on by just pressing your alarm button until you hear the beep. If the sportbox is powered on, you'll hear the beep.
Good luck!
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Joana
(no login) Re: i wake up every morning with the sportbox off and i have no ideea why July 8 2007, 8:47 AM
You either turned off your smartbox on accident or you slept through the alarm. There is no other explanation.
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lexy
(no login) yup July 8 2007, 6:31 PM
caught myself last night sleeping thru the alarm. i remembered the moment when i got up. i'm probably getting used to it or something. god this sucks. i probably need a sound detector with a bigger alarm and one of those that drive you nuts. i'll atempt to handle this.
thx and let's all hear only succes storys in the future
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Seri_Flamehair
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SENIOR MEMBER Try this July 8 2007, 7:19 PM
Once you put the domes on take the smart box off the tube and suck a little extra air out of the domes you should hear the smart box turn on. once you have a little more suction on the domes reattach the smartbox while still running. A bit extra suction should help keep a better seal. make sure you use the skin prep prior to putting the domes on and the surrounds as flat as possible around the outside edge.
You do not want any rolling of the surround. and try to keep on your back.
I sometimes roll over to my side and i can feel the cool air going in when i break a seal sometimes so it wakes me up.
I do the extra suction and ensure everything is working then go back to sleep. after almost 3000 hours of wearing brava i have got it down so i don't need to even turn on the lights to do it.
As of midnight last night i only needed 21 hours to attain the 3000 hours. Might be able to do that today depends. May have to go out for a few hours.
Good luck
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lexy
(no login) Seri, July 11 2007, 9:52 AM
you said you had the same problem too for a while, not hearing the smartbox. did you fix that somehow or did it just go away on it's on. i keep counting the days i don't get enough hours and it ain't fun. today i think i'll go see someone who does electronics and ask if i can have my alarm modifyed. i don't see what else i can do.
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Seri_Flamehair
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SENIOR MEMBER Smartbox July 11 2007, 7:27 PM
Unfortunatly you will have to break the smart box apart to get into it. they are not ment to be repaired. I did take one apart and fix it lasted for a couple months before the piston failed. One of the reasons why brava says dry clean them now not wet clean alcohol ruins the rubber inside eventually.
Try this take the smart box turn it on activate the alarm and let it run for 10 minutes or so the alarm should activate if not then your smartbox is defective. Which would explain why you don't hear it.
The alarm should run for a couple minutes before the box turns itself off. wish the dang thing would just run till you deactivate it but don't know why they decided not to.
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lexy
(no login) found my solution. July 12 2007, 1:43 AM
my smartbox alarm works fine. that was the first thing i tested. but it only stays on for a minute before turning the smartbox off. anyway i have a huge exam soon and i'm pretty stressed and maybe too tired. plus i think i might have gotten used to ignoring the alarm.
anyway i found my solution. may sound really funny. and it is
i connected my smartbox to the PC. took a very small microphone and torn it apart to keep only the actual device, and placed it in that lil box covered with rubber that you can remove to clean it. the microphone is tiny so it won't stop the air from coming out. i just put it there and placed the rubber cover back on. so whenever i lose seal that buzzing sound is reproduced very loud in my speakers.
took a nap this afternoon to test it. it made me jump right up. i'll have to lower the volume on the speakers or my neighbours will think i have the appartment under construction. the only thing i have left to do is buy a matrice cause i only have a couch in the PC room and that's not too comfy.
sometimes i'm amazed of what hilarious things i'm willing to do to make this work. if i were to start all over i'd probably think twice. but i won't accept the ideea of having gone this far only to give up.
July 6 2007 at 9:58 AM lexy (no login)
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this has been happening for about a week and it's quite funny since i wear it for long hours during the day and it never happens. i go to bed, make sure i have a good seal, plase it face down so i don't turn it off accidently, turn it off and back on to make sure it's working, turn on the alarm and fall asleep. and then i wake up it's turned off.
for 6 weeks before this started happening i always lost seal during the night but i even heard it before the alarm went on. hugged them to get the seal back and went to sleep again. could it be that lately i don't even hear the alarm? i seriously doubt that.
i checked the alarm, i checked everything and it seems to work fine. the batteries have just been replaced.
this is a complete mistery to me. if anybody has any ideeas of what may be happening i would be open to any sugestion. i just don't know what to do anymore. i can't even imagine how much i'm moving backwords with all this cause not every day i get 10 hours of daytime wear.
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Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER why is my smart box off? July 7 2007, 6:51 AM
You lost seal during the night and the alarm went off and you slept through it. Annoying i know has happened to me a couple times. I woke up for some reason and didn't feel the pressure so i checked and it was off reset it got pressure back in the domes and went back to sleep. all you can do,
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lexy
(no login) that's the only valid explanation July 7 2007, 2:59 PM
i did all kinds of tests to the sportbox. seems to be working just fine. yet i don't get myself. how can i not hear the alarm every night for a week? i used to get up before it went off just by hearing the buzzing sound.
last night i slept very stressed. got up several times to check. and one of the times it was off. this is very frustrating. i still get nice swelling cause i wear it over 15 hours but i have no ideea how many hours i lose at night
thx for replying. good luck with ur goal
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livinonaprayer
(no login) Re: i wake up every morning with the sportbox off and i have no ideea why July 8 2007, 1:06 AM
Try NOT turning your sportbox off again after achieveing your seal. You can test if it's on by just pressing your alarm button until you hear the beep. If the sportbox is powered on, you'll hear the beep.
Good luck!
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Joana
(no login) Re: i wake up every morning with the sportbox off and i have no ideea why July 8 2007, 8:47 AM
You either turned off your smartbox on accident or you slept through the alarm. There is no other explanation.
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lexy
(no login) yup July 8 2007, 6:31 PM
caught myself last night sleeping thru the alarm. i remembered the moment when i got up. i'm probably getting used to it or something. god this sucks. i probably need a sound detector with a bigger alarm and one of those that drive you nuts. i'll atempt to handle this.
thx and let's all hear only succes storys in the future
Edit Message Delete Message
Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER Try this July 8 2007, 7:19 PM
Once you put the domes on take the smart box off the tube and suck a little extra air out of the domes you should hear the smart box turn on. once you have a little more suction on the domes reattach the smartbox while still running. A bit extra suction should help keep a better seal. make sure you use the skin prep prior to putting the domes on and the surrounds as flat as possible around the outside edge.
You do not want any rolling of the surround. and try to keep on your back.
I sometimes roll over to my side and i can feel the cool air going in when i break a seal sometimes so it wakes me up.
I do the extra suction and ensure everything is working then go back to sleep. after almost 3000 hours of wearing brava i have got it down so i don't need to even turn on the lights to do it.
As of midnight last night i only needed 21 hours to attain the 3000 hours. Might be able to do that today depends. May have to go out for a few hours.
Good luck
Edit Message Delete Message
lexy
(no login) Seri, July 11 2007, 9:52 AM
you said you had the same problem too for a while, not hearing the smartbox. did you fix that somehow or did it just go away on it's on. i keep counting the days i don't get enough hours and it ain't fun. today i think i'll go see someone who does electronics and ask if i can have my alarm modifyed. i don't see what else i can do.
Edit Message Delete Message
Seri_Flamehair
(Login Seri_Flamehair)
SENIOR MEMBER Smartbox July 11 2007, 7:27 PM
Unfortunatly you will have to break the smart box apart to get into it. they are not ment to be repaired. I did take one apart and fix it lasted for a couple months before the piston failed. One of the reasons why brava says dry clean them now not wet clean alcohol ruins the rubber inside eventually.
Try this take the smart box turn it on activate the alarm and let it run for 10 minutes or so the alarm should activate if not then your smartbox is defective. Which would explain why you don't hear it.
The alarm should run for a couple minutes before the box turns itself off. wish the dang thing would just run till you deactivate it but don't know why they decided not to.
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lexy
(no login) found my solution. July 12 2007, 1:43 AM
my smartbox alarm works fine. that was the first thing i tested. but it only stays on for a minute before turning the smartbox off. anyway i have a huge exam soon and i'm pretty stressed and maybe too tired. plus i think i might have gotten used to ignoring the alarm.
anyway i found my solution. may sound really funny. and it is
i connected my smartbox to the PC. took a very small microphone and torn it apart to keep only the actual device, and placed it in that lil box covered with rubber that you can remove to clean it. the microphone is tiny so it won't stop the air from coming out. i just put it there and placed the rubber cover back on. so whenever i lose seal that buzzing sound is reproduced very loud in my speakers.
took a nap this afternoon to test it. it made me jump right up. i'll have to lower the volume on the speakers or my neighbours will think i have the appartment under construction. the only thing i have left to do is buy a matrice cause i only have a couch in the PC room and that's not too comfy.
sometimes i'm amazed of what hilarious things i'm willing to do to make this work. if i were to start all over i'd probably think twice. but i won't accept the ideea of having gone this far only to give up.