# Sleeping sunsets

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sleeping-sunsets/20338>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Tricks\
**Created:** [October 25, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sleeping-sunsets/20338 "2010-10-25T18:55:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![AllAroundYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/allaroundyoyo/32/680_2.png) [@AllAroundYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AllAroundYoyo)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 6:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sleeping-sunsets/20338/1 "2010-10-25T18:55:26Z")

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How come my Sunsets won’t sleep… I can barely get them to sleep, but they will never sleep if I throw it hard or do around the world.

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**Author:** ![theOldestCraze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@theOldestCraze](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/theOldestCraze)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sleeping-sunsets/20338/2 "2010-10-25T21:12:36Z")

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EDIT: DO THEY SLEEP IF YOU JUST DROP THEM?

I wrote the following assuming the yo-yo did not sleep at the end of the string even with proper technique. I don’t intend to be mean, but I do want to cover all of my bases. If they sleep when dropped, I would suggest for you to develop your technique and break in the o-rings.

I don’t want to say one way or another if the yo-yo is malfunctioning or not. It may be the toy, it may not.

What color are they? My white ones didn’t have a wide enough gap…

But check that the strings are looped only once around the axle, check that the bearings spin, and look at the response rings.

As for the o-rings, make sure they are not cut up. You may want to 1- shave them with a razor 2- pull them out and rub them on sandpaper to break them in or 3- replace them with flowable silicone.

Otherwise, find the packaging and get a contact number for YoYoJam to troubleshoot further.

-Jacob

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**Author:** ![AllAroundYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/allaroundyoyo/32/680_2.png) [@AllAroundYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/AllAroundYoyo)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/sleeping-sunsets/20338/3 "2010-10-26T00:10:59Z")

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> [@theOldestCraze](#):
>
> EDIT: DO THEY SLEEP IF YOU JUST DROP THEM?
> 
> I wrote the following assuming the yo-yo did not sleep at the end of the string even with proper technique. I don’t intend to be mean, but I do want to cover all of my bases. If they sleep when dropped, I would suggest for you to develop your technique and break in the o-rings.
> 
> I don’t want to say one way or another if the yo-yo is malfunctioning or not. It may be the toy, it may not.
> 
> What color are they? My white ones didn’t have a wide enough gap…
> 
> But check that the strings are looped only once around the axle, check that the bearings spin, and look at the response rings.
> 
> As for the o-rings, make sure they are not cut up. You may want to 1- shave them with a razor 2- pull them out and rub them on sandpaper to break them in or 3- replace them with flowable silicone.
> 
> Otherwise, find the packaging and get a contact number for YoYoJam to troubleshoot further.
> 
> -Jacob

I’ve had em for awhile but I just started sleeping after this post… fail! I loosened it a little and kept using and slowly tightening untill I got it all the way tight and it sleeps now… just got to break in the other one.