TS3274 My iPad goes black in the middle of reading something!

Why does my iPad go black or to a blank screen in the middle of reading or working on something?

This happens to me all the time.  It is very frustrating. I tried changing the auto lock to never, no change.  I have reset the iPad, restored it to factory settings no change.  I am thoroughly frustrated with the iPad and will probably switch to  a different brand of tablet. I have a first gen iPad.

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