Me Sleep Again (MSA) is a common fault condition that occurs in 1998 Furbys. A Furby with MSA will continuously fall asleep during or after its wake-up cycle, saying "Me sleep again," "Kah way-loh koh-koh," "Kah sleep koh-koh," or "Kah way-loh again" depending on which development stage it's in.
- This feature is intended to prevent the Furby from waking up when not in the upright position.
- Some Furbys appear to lack this behavior entirely, suggesting it was introduced at a certain point. [original research]
Example[]
Causes[]
- Tilt sensor reported in an incorrect location.
- Tilt sensor is broken.
- Tilt sensor is dirty.
- Tilt sensor has oxidation.
- Broken tilt sensor wires.
Fixes[]
These fixes may not work on the first try, and may not fix the Furby for future wake-ups.
- Replace the batteries
- Turn the Furby upside-down and gently shake it
- Keep waking the Furby up until it works
- The Furby might refuse to wake up several times in a row as a result of regular random behavior and not a failed tilt sensor unless this behavior is persistent.
- Hard restart (due to the tilt sensor not working, the name and personality will be retained) [original research].
- Hold the Furby upside-down
- Put finger in mouth and hold down the tongue
- While pressing the tongue, press the reset button on the bottom of the Furby
- If the Furby is awake, do a soft reset (in attempt to fix future wake-ups)
- Press the reset button on the bottom of the Furby.
- Replacing the tilt sensor wires (advanced)
- Tilt sensor wires are thin and small, making them easily damaged internally. This can be diagnosed by using a voltmeter and performing a continuity test on the wires.
- Soldering new wires onto the tilt sensor is an effective way to fix this issue.
- Clean the tilt sensor (advanced)
- There are three known types of tilt sensors used. All of these can be cleaned. One can be cleaned easier than the others. Click here for a guide.
- Using "Caig DeOxit D5" on tilt sensors improves continuity test results compared to cleaning alone, as it removes oxidation and enhances conductivity.
- Replace the tilt sensor (advanced)
- Replacing the tilt sensor is the only 100% effective fix for MSA. Finding a new replacement tilt sensor is extremely difficult due to it being a custom 2-way tilt sensor. The easiest is from a donor Furby.
Trivia[]
- A Furby exhibiting this behavior can be seen in a video featuring Caleb Chung, the creator of Furbys, here.
Tilt Sensors[]
6 variations of color tilt sensors
The 2 end ones are smaller and are a different design to the larger ones in the middle.
The 2 end ones are smaller and are a different design to the larger ones in the middle.
The base of the 6 tilt sensors. The outer 2 have metal plates that are soldered directly to the PCB. while the first Tilt sensor has a deeper notch on an angle, that allows the top plate to slide into place.
The tilt sensor a JT Factory Furby has
A “Y” shaped piece of plastic on the underside of a JT board (it can be removed for cleaning)
A black GE tilt sensor with a white cap
A early RL tilt sensor cap, that has a small ball for the upside down sensor.
The early RL tilt sensor cap on its side, for a better look of the early upside down sensor plate
The tilt sensor a RL Furby has (white variant)
A all white GE tilt sensor
A clear RL tilt sensor disassembled
Black RL tilt sensor inside an early Witch’s Cat Furby (this one has the metal plate all later Furby’s use instead of the early RL one)
The tilt sensor a WT Furby has
A box full of tilt sensors.