Is there a way to tell if the light goes out?

Factual Questions
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[sub]You know how something dumb will bother you because you can’t figure it out, but you know you’ll feel stupid asking? This is one of those questions. [/sub]

I have a white noise machine with a clock. The clock’s face flips up to reveal the on/off button and other various buttons, then can be flipped back down if I chose not to use it as a clock. The face is lit with green light. There isn’t a button sort of trigger (like the fridge door has) to turn the light off. Is there a way to figure out, short of dismantling it, if the light is always on, or if it’s only on when it’s at least partially open?

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Well, I guess you should look really carefully for a trigger of some kind on the clock, like there is in the fridge. (If you haven’t already) Also, you could hold it open just a little bit, with some thin item, like a pencil. Then look inside to see if there’s a light. Or maybe you could get some technical details from the manufacturer if you really wanted to.

3

no visible switch suggests that the light stays on. However you could use a multimeter to check if there is a drop in current .

4

I thought a problem like this involved a cat?

I’ll go away now.

5

Get a strand of optical fibre off a light an angel or snowman statue from Walgreens. Feed it into the opening as you close the door. See if it remains lit up.

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Look at the hinge to see if there is any “button” like spot that would be pressed upon closing, a la the light switch on a fridge door. Press it.