- Jul 11, 2001
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This thing does a pass through for AC current, so you can use it to turn electric/electronic devices on and off at designated times. I've had this for a number of years and my problem is that one of the buttons is dodgy as hell now. It has a button that does double duty. In Run mode, it turns the timer on/off.
This is a full featured beasty in that it supports exact times (to the minute), and up to 6 on/off cycles, and you can designate a particular day, every day or weekdays. Nice, but the darn On/Off button doesn't work most of the time unless you press it really hard and even then it usually doesn't work. When it works, it's apt to act as though it's being held down (even though it's spring-loaded and pops right back up).
I've taken to not even trying to press On/Off, but using workarounds when possible (e.g. when it's Off, I unplug my device from it and plug it into a live outlet). The On/Off button doubles as a select button when in programming mode, so programming the device is a bitch. Is there a way I can fix that button?
This is a full featured beasty in that it supports exact times (to the minute), and up to 6 on/off cycles, and you can designate a particular day, every day or weekdays. Nice, but the darn On/Off button doesn't work most of the time unless you press it really hard and even then it usually doesn't work. When it works, it's apt to act as though it's being held down (even though it's spring-loaded and pops right back up).
I've taken to not even trying to press On/Off, but using workarounds when possible (e.g. when it's Off, I unplug my device from it and plug it into a live outlet). The On/Off button doubles as a select button when in programming mode, so programming the device is a bitch. Is there a way I can fix that button?