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Tosno

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A bit of an odd one.
My TV this morning started to turn on and off from stand by every second in a never ending loop.

I assumed it went faulty after 3 years and called John Lewis to collect it for repairs. I unplugged it all ready to be collected.
I put my spare little tv in it's place and it had exactly the same problem!

I thought it might be a dodgy plug socket, so I plugged it in the other side of the living room - the same problem. Yet everything else in the living room is working as it should, internet modem, tv box, lights ect.

I plugged the TV's in the kitchen and they work..! I then plugged the little one in an extension cable and walked with it into the living room and as soon as I did, on and off.

Anyone got any idea what's going on?
 

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MissChief said:
Some TV's will turn on when they detect a signal from an external device. Does it do it with no input device connected?.
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I've literally unplugged everything in the living room, tried 3 different sockets there the same problem. Both TVs come on for a second, then back into stand by and on again ect. Been doing it for hours, yet they work in the kitchen.

Replaced batteries in remote and I can't see anyone outside trolling with a remote.
 

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cheesyboy said:
Remote stuck under a sofa cushion with the button pressed in?

Or otherwise, a dodgy remote which is switching them on and off.
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I've even removed the batteries from the remotes and manually powered the tv on. Both TVs work in the kitchen, as soon as I move them back in the living room, on and off
 

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Psycho Sonny said:
There is an infrared source in that room doing it.

Block the sensor on the tv and then you can verify.
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Ah man! I could kiss you! Well at least owe you a drink. I was searching for infrared sources. My drilled Alexa (for work reasons) firestick remote was spamming my tv with infrared. Really strange, it was working fine for a month. I guess Alexa was not happy having a hole in her ears :o oQSr13z.jpg
 

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Psycho Sonny said:
There is an infrared source in that room doing it.

Block the sensor on the tv and then you can verify.
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This. We used to get it all the time with certain Fluorescent strip lights. The best was a Mitsubishi tv that at 16:15'ish every day (apart from weekends) would turn on. Go to Ch4 and blast the volume.
 

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Tosno said:
Ah man! I could kiss you! Well at least owe you a drink. I was searching for infrared sources. My drilled Alexa (for work reasons) firestick remote was spamming my tv with infrared. Really strange, it was working fine for a month. I guess Alexa was not happy having a hole in her ears :o
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Colour me shocked that there was a non-paranormal explanation for this.

I was convinced it was the ghost of Christmas past.
 
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