I've been running these identical timers (four of them) for over 3 years now (24/7) with zero failure.... I really like these timers and the price is right!
@superhacker1019 жыл бұрын
please more of these Chinese industrial components love them, i even bought some of the emergency stop buttons after your video
@noahsheehan78244 жыл бұрын
For anyone concerned with reliability, I have used these exact timers in my shops air compressor control panel for the past 5 years now without any issues. One timer controls a mains supply contactor(so compressor is de-energized during closed hours), and a second timer, coupled with a delay timer (5 seconds) for an auto moisture drain for the tank (drains moisture from the tank once an hour). System has worked flawlessly for 5 years since I built it and put it into service.
@AntKardano4 жыл бұрын
thank you, that kind of feedback is very helpfull
@jeffmorris98939 жыл бұрын
S1 and S2 are obviously for switching between the metric and imperial um... time.
@randomisoty4226 жыл бұрын
Metric time would be so nice... Except that the US wouldn't adopt it and converting would be awful
@dndboy136 жыл бұрын
i think they tried metric ie decimal time and calendars once in france, from about 1790~to 1805~
@superdupergrover98576 жыл бұрын
i have a button in my car that does nothing but change my speedometer and odometer from imperial to metric. I wonder how much money they could have saved by putting that in a submenu instead.
@RubenKelevra4 жыл бұрын
@@dndboy13 We actually have a new time standard for years now. ... it's called Unix time and just counts the seconds since epoch (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z). Like the US is actually using the metric system - all units they use are specified in Metric. :)
@jackwhite38209 жыл бұрын
The delay between you going through on - auto - off and the relay switching might be intentional, since the display is actually responding immediately. I think its intention is to not have the load switch on and off unnecessarily while you go through the settings and only after you have settled it switches the load.
@JanicekTrnecka9 жыл бұрын
+Jack White Pretty elaborate for cheap chinese elctronic -> usually cheap electronics software just sucks! (even though product can be actually quite good)
@mikeselectricstuff9 жыл бұрын
Another approach would be to clamp the 24v rail down to 5V (or whatever the clock supply is) when the relay is off, avoiding the dissipation in the resistor
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+mikeselectricstuff I think they're trying to keep it at around 24V for two reasons. To ensure the trickle supply from the 24V cap to the control PCBs cap (via a resistor) stays constant, and also to ensure the relay immediately receives a full 24V from the cap before it sinks to the 20V under load to make sure it pulls in properly.
@bradley35499 жыл бұрын
I found a timer, easily found under the model name "MTD8" that has a very similar layout but has two buttons where the single large manual button exists on this model. Very interesting observation. It doesn't actually look like it has any additional functionality except the extra pad serves as a sort of hard-reset from what I can tell.
@ChrisCanMakeStuff9 жыл бұрын
Now I know it take at least an hour of recording to make an 18 minutes video! Thanks Clive, a great way to start my Monday morning.
@JulianIlett9 жыл бұрын
+Chris Brent I thought I stayed up late, but Clive is the master of nocturnal video making. That thing was showing 4:52am at the end of the video :S
@pfeerick9 жыл бұрын
+Julian Ilett You never know Julian... Clive could be pulling a fast one on us and setting the wrong time to see who notices! ;)
@djs50899 жыл бұрын
Dave from the EEVblog will be like: "Ahhhh, nasty chinese quality. Those nasty cheap electrolytic caps will die within a year." XD This month, one year ago, you only had around 5.6K subs. Now you have ten times that! Keep it up Clive, love your videos!
@colibrimecatronic99229 жыл бұрын
+DJ S He is kind of right though...cheap electrolytic caps tend to fail earlier than good ones.
@mightyanorak14549 жыл бұрын
+DJ S Clive also got to the point in about one quarter of the time too.
@andiyladdie31889 жыл бұрын
+DJ S Finnaly I think he would say"Aaahhh!!! Bob's your uncle" :)
@djs50899 жыл бұрын
ANDIY GreenGanjaMan "And we're in like flynn." "Well, that's a bit how ya doing." ~EEVBlog
@shana_dmr8 жыл бұрын
+Colibri Even Nichicons are usually rated for 5000h or something like that, and more important factor is thermal design of the device - even the aerospace quality electrolytic will fail quickly if it's used on the high side of their rated temperature. Here, in low power device that doesn't get hot really any electrolytic will do;) I have plenty of appliances with 50 yo electrolytics that work without any problem, and on the contrary relatively new equipment like LCD computer screens that failed horribly because someone though that putting SMPS inside the case that gets hot with next to no ventilation is a good idea (what a bro you are, Samsung...).
@hikari_no_yume9 жыл бұрын
Those tracking slots are beautiful.
@0123456789abc0d9 жыл бұрын
Good evening. Just to shed some light on our "weird" language and abbreviations: "DIN" stands for "Deutsche Institut für Normen" and loosely translates to "German institute for standards". Greetings from Germany
@zendell379 жыл бұрын
+Markus Bates Did they invent Wonderbras too? Man, Germans made ALL the good stuff! /stupid comment I couldn't resist.
@rogerbarton4974 жыл бұрын
Surely it's "Deutscheinstitutfürnormen", the Germans don't use four words when one will do.
@zx8401ztv9 жыл бұрын
What a clever designer, keeping the load on the dropper the same :-D Ive got to give them full marks for smart engineering, cheap but nicely made. The display pcb looks like its made by someone else, well its different in colour, it could be a generic job.
@gamerpaddy9 жыл бұрын
i got a Siemens din rail time switch laying around, would you want it to compare to the chinese one? its a 7LF4
@chard51064 жыл бұрын
Of course SIEMENS is the best. That brand is pricey but sure of quality. I can't find it very common in the electronic stores in my country.
@ChaosHusky9 жыл бұрын
Well...holy shit, that's a surprisingly good chinese DIN rail timer! :o I want one for no particular reason besides maybe the unique cleverness in its design..
@jusb10669 жыл бұрын
+ChaosHusky looks well built, the real question is, is it reliable? ive had some cheap times, that randomly reset, or crash or just sometimes crash upon switching the load, i had so much hassle from even a timeguard one i went back to the pure mechanical ones! (my needs were simple so i could)
@robertlozyniak36619 жыл бұрын
+jusb1066 I use a mechanical (electromechanical, really) timer because they are almost ridiculously easy to set.
@dekelprat88539 жыл бұрын
the big/double button used to switch off/on/outo in this model, there is other model wich look the same but the big button get locked up outomaticly after 5 secs. you need to click on one side 3 time to unlock the other side, wich is the off/on/outo button :) i have 3 of this modules installd and runing hot water boiler, works great about 2 years now. nice vid
@tauttechminusmanagedmusic37786 жыл бұрын
The switching delay makes sense as someone may be flicking through the options. In this case it's better to wait until the "wetware" has stopped switching between the options.
@adus1236 жыл бұрын
I have the 12v ones and thay work very well never miss a beat keep time and settings well evan if not powerd for a long time. very handy in the off grid world
@Taguun9 жыл бұрын
DIN = Deutsche Intustrie Norm = German Industrial Standard.
@FischOderAal9 жыл бұрын
+Taguun It used to be, but today DIN = Deutsches Institut für Normung = German Institute For Standardization. This is also the reason it is called a DIN standard and not only DIN. If you were correct a DIN standard would be a "german industrial standard standard".
@timramich9 жыл бұрын
+FischOderAal Just like how in sports they do stuff like "MLB baseball," which would be "major league baseball baseball."
@FischOderAal9 жыл бұрын
Tim Ramich Regardless, DIN is not anymore the abbreviation for "Deutsche Industrie Norm". It may still be commonly used but it's still incorrect :)
@timramich9 жыл бұрын
+FischOderAal I wasn't arguing, nor could I care less about anything related to Germany.
@jort93z9 жыл бұрын
+Taguun ich dachte aber auch es heißt deutsche industrie norm :P. dann gegoogled
@davehunter36208 жыл бұрын
Clive the reason we have ring mains in the uk is in the mid 1900s we used a lot of high kW oil heaters instead of central heating, so instead of using a higher CSA I.e 4mm t&e it was cheaper to run the extra 2.5mm t&e back to the DB.
@ericgee65859 жыл бұрын
The relay manufacturer (songle)has been around for a while, with an impressive range of products. Lots of google hits.
@OAleathaO7 жыл бұрын
17:07 - "...I don't think that's lithium..." While I'm sure Clive isn't surprised, I'm sure many people would be surprised to find that many items you find in a store that say they have lithium batteries in them really have NiMH. It makes the device cheaper to produce and _most_ consumers just believe what is written on the package. I had an old Craig MP3 player that I used for years until its runtime started diminishing even though it said it was fully charged. It said right on the back of the unit that it had a lithium battery. Opened it up and surprise (not! :)), it had a NiMH battery pack. I was able to find a replacement NiMH for it and it works fine now but I guess it goes without saying, "Don't believe everything you read."
@wisteela9 жыл бұрын
That's really impressive. My only slight concern though is the lack of insulation over the screw terminals.
@katelikesrectangles9 жыл бұрын
Nice to see something with decent build quality, rather than the usual EEVblog teardowns of terrible power supplies!
@StuartDutton7 жыл бұрын
Great video I've used similar timers like this and the "P" and "clock" button switch it to a count down timer when held together for a few seconds.
@danielt97263 жыл бұрын
I bought multiple of these for an industrial application...works pretty good
@Travellerwiz9 жыл бұрын
Songle are pretty good relays these days. Pretty sure they are one of the biggest relay manufacturer in China. So far, I haven't had any issue with Songle relays. I have a ton of devices with them.
@JessicaFEREM4 жыл бұрын
2:46 What was that thing that you pulled just barely into frame? I couldn't tell what it is.
@michaelward4023 жыл бұрын
Sold with multiple Voltages, however the one I received (12V) had no indication of which way around the +V and -V was on the input, which just had the sin symbol for AC in. A bit of digging around on the www and found that pin 1 is +V pin 2 being -V. I see Clive says there is a delay between switching over manual, but the one I have has auto as mid position key press on the manual changeover in either direction on, auto off and off auto on. Nice video as all your stuff is
@PrincessZoey9 жыл бұрын
hey princess dress sounds like they sell all of the things I like! dresses and electric gadgets! thanks for pointing me to them :D
@OneBiOzZ9 жыл бұрын
my experience with these is that they work ... if you need a DIN timer for lights or sprinklers they are fine
@raamfanraamfan8469 жыл бұрын
clive please go to china and do a travel blog,you'd be great at it.
@fromgermany2712 жыл бұрын
The relay seems to have a standard package/pinout, so in case of damage/quality issue, you can replace it with an expensive brand one.
@obnubdonbstub81667 жыл бұрын
I'm DESPERATE to find complete documentation for this timer. There are at least 5 states it can have: AUTO, AUTO OFF, AUTO ON, ON and OFF. It also has pulse and countdown timer modes. My documentation is horrible. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
@12villages3 жыл бұрын
I have this timer(got from aliexp). Using it to control the Air conditioner(1000w) and still working okay since 3+ years.
@colibrimecatronic99229 жыл бұрын
Vibrations or bumping could reset the timer because of that connector. I wonder why they didn't mount the backup battery on the logic board. The logic board could be an of the shelf one, that would be a motive.
@leeglasgow78442 жыл бұрын
Glade I could find your work, I have one of these timers that has blown the input capacitor and cooked the accompanying resistor. Do you perhaps have these two values for me. I would like to repair this unit, it is a 220v input timer. This happened from new so it's a new component failure. You did refer to the cap being 330nF at 630v, I think the res should be 550ohms . Hope you can assist with my rebuild.
@sparkyprojects9 жыл бұрын
I think that wide button is reset and manual, remember that you pressed that to turn it on and off, the reset may be that you press 2 buttons to reset the timing functions (not the time) if you screw up. i remember a timer having that ability. Is s1 connected to the output from that module ? if so there could be an option for a dual channel timer, but would need a bigger case for the relays
@mightyboss3756 жыл бұрын
That appears to be a micro flux capacitor. Nice! And the plumbing looks just ingenious. LOL. Actually, I do not know what I am talking about, and you seem to be quite smart.
@Elfnetdesigns9 жыл бұрын
I am thinking about rebuilding my homes solar power distro panel with DIN rail modules.. Might be a neat project when I get bored.
@czonczike6304 жыл бұрын
Last week I've bought a cheap din timer from ebay for £10 for ny little automatic starwberry "farm". It had a ground connection, so I took use of it. When I powered it on, it tripped the 5mA R.C.D. I opened it up and I found a 33K resistor between L & PE. I asked the manufacturer about that, and they kindly responded: It is a timeable R.C.D. trip
@bigclivedotcom4 жыл бұрын
That's odd. Can you give me a link to the listing?
@czonczike6304 жыл бұрын
@@bigclivedotcom The've deleted it after I complained.
@czonczike6304 жыл бұрын
@@bigclivedotcom I think it was called a "super timing module DIN timer switch scrren lcd module or something. Imagine a confusing name like this.
@czonczike6304 жыл бұрын
@@bigclivedotcom Try typing this into ebay maybe it will show up. It was a blue coloured device with 10 buttons and a buzzer built in
@FireguyNtx5 жыл бұрын
From the 24vdc input terminal, what is the value of the 1/2 W resistor?. Looks like green, brown, gold, with gold tolerance. Is it a resistor or an inductor? I looked at the outside case and saw the AC symbol and powered it up with 120VAC and blew the resistor? It is burned but still reads 544K ohms. Then I saw the stamped input 24VDC on the other side after I fried it. I guess the AC symbol is generic on all input types, just have to read what is marked on the case, duh, lesson learned. Also looks like a memory cap type battery for the display, or is it a battery? The display was weak so I was hoping that the input voltage would recharge the battery/cap.
@konohh9 жыл бұрын
For quite a while now, I am looking for a low power time switch (to switch a battery driven LED strip). With a backup time of 3 years from a small NiMH Battery, this upper display and key module should do the trick. Are there any markings on that module, like Partnumber or something similar?
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+konohh You'd have to remove it from a cheap digital plug-in timeswitch. I don't know anywhere that sells the actual modules.
@ApicalisHD9 жыл бұрын
I really like your videos clive. How do you feel about video editing. I guess people would really like an alternate angle in some situations. Anyway, keep up the good work
@mikeschmidt52289 жыл бұрын
you should get a endorsement deal with ebay for reviews lol keep up the good work clive :)
@carlubambi55412 жыл бұрын
the real timer is quite expensive compared to this one .We have used them for controling lights ventilation and believe it or not proofing ovens for bread ..We use the timer to control a contactor with a 120v coil ..They last pretty long considering the way they are made very reliable but pain in the but to read and program especially when you can't see the screen because of flour grease and all the other stuff floating around the bakery .Sometimes we just use an old style mechanical clock work timers but they really him up with stuff in the air .these don't .they each have their applications
@PankajKumar-pu3lb8 жыл бұрын
Hi can you show us how this switch wiring can be installed --what wire go where from 5 slots provided. I want to connect it to my boundary wall lights.
@lukehaworth57894 жыл бұрын
I fucking love this channel. I was wondering if these would be reliable and you have already ripped one to bits
@zlatkoklanjcic99803 жыл бұрын
It is exactly the same as the much more expensive brand Gewis, even the instructions are the same apart from the logo. Been using one for 7 years and one for 1 year, both going strong.
@sillysad31989 жыл бұрын
I would like to use this switch if it has MULTIPLE timepoints (and multiple relays correspondingly). I really need to timeswitch two loads four times a day. It sounds more reasonable to run just one timer per household... Please, Clive, tell us if it is possible? Is there a way to modify this switch?
@Ringtail_Jax9 жыл бұрын
Bit off topic but have you ever done a review of your micro screw driver set? The one you use in almost all your videos, it seems really good and would love to know where you got yours :)
@RichardT21129 жыл бұрын
Halfway through this video and I am impressed by the build quality ... The rest of the video will have to wait - Sorry Clive, takeout Chinese food and a good apple cider trumps you :)
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+Richard T Chinese food (particularly special fried rice) and cider trumps everything.
@shortyian19 жыл бұрын
Mmm nom nom
@Roy_Tellason3 жыл бұрын
Leftover chinese food is what I just had for dinner, too...
@raindropsrising7662 Жыл бұрын
I love these but as new units that just arrived, I occasionally need to replace the battery as they have been in the warehouse for a long time 😅
@cptsmoke00019 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. I I'm intrested in learning more about electric / circuit component's . Is there any book what I could buy what will give me some info / class on how the components work ? (diode , transistors , resistors, ....) . I do know how electricity work. Overall that is what I do for living ( elect. installer in houses ). Hope you will answer me. Keep up the great videos , they fun to watch
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+CptSmoke In this day and age the Internet is the best place to learn. Who needs a book when Google is there to answer every question you have and then the ones that lead on from there. I would suggest buying some cheap kits on ebay, some electronic grade solder and a soldering iron, and just start playing.
@codebeard8 жыл бұрын
Have you ever done a teardown of one of those Songle relays? I see them in so many Chinese modules these days
@bigclivedotcom8 жыл бұрын
+codebeard I've never actually opened one. It's always hard to judge contacts by looking at them though. A real test would involve continuous operation under load.
@nestorjlimph4 жыл бұрын
I have the same one with a date of 2017-02 and the LCD is not working anymore. Can the battery be replaced or is this a disposable timer?
@RandomHacks9 жыл бұрын
I always wondered if that backup battery actually charges... Does someone know?
@sparkyprojects9 жыл бұрын
+RandomHacks They usually do, some have supercaps and can keep the time (without the display being on) for quite a while.
@TurboTel689 жыл бұрын
Thanks Clive for another great review! Have a similar timer on my workshop lights but switch the load using a contactor relay. Have you seen the equally cheap DIN rail ammeter/voltmeter?
@FarnhamJ074 жыл бұрын
I've found that more niche stuff from China like this tends to be pretty reasonable in quality. Still gotta watch out for poor design to begin with, but methinks the lower production volumes make it less important to shave off every penny that they can.
@itzikashkenazi89678 жыл бұрын
hi, recently my thc stop functioning and have a strange simptom:1-when running on main voltage the display is blank and no option is aviable, 2-dissconnecting from main and the display are ok for a while until the backup battery is dischargewhat can be the problem?thx
@himselfe8 жыл бұрын
Realise this is an old video, but I was wondering while watching it, what are the safety implications of using a capacitive dropper vs an isolated supply on something like this?
@TunsaMcHaggis8 жыл бұрын
those pads on the back could be a serial connection for programming
@Neffers_UK9 жыл бұрын
Great vid as usual Clive, keep 'em coming.
@realflow1007 жыл бұрын
Would taking a large thick gauge wire like 4gauge and spreading all the wires out on one end and turning a live circuit board upside down and probing all about it jabbing at it with the large 4gauge wire be enough to make you cringe? some showers of sparks might happen.
@juweinert7 жыл бұрын
Hey clive! Little comment from Germany: DIN actually stands for "Deutsche IndustrieNorm" which means german industrial norm
@chrismarkaien16056 жыл бұрын
Sir, question. im working on making alarm (fully automatic) for break time period, can i use this device to drive my system? or can i set this to multiple time to alarm? tnx
@wilburmercer91339 жыл бұрын
Hi! I've just found your channel and really enjoy it! After checking out your website and some of the links on ePanorama, I'm left with a question I thought I'd ask: I'm interested in studying up on electronics such as those you feature on your channel and am looking for the equivalent of a good undergraduate textbook or two. Do you have any recommendations?
@techtastisch75697 жыл бұрын
A small lesson on Chinese packaging logic: if one orders a pack of fragile halogen bulbs, you get them loosely in a zip lock bag packed into a grey envelope. But if one orders a pack of 100 robust diodes, they're bag will be wrapped in foam
@nikolaherceg79694 жыл бұрын
Hello, I want to use it in an 24v dc installation, on which positions to put plus wire? Thank you
@hyperion80089 жыл бұрын
What sort of enclosure would this go in? A UK distribution board has the live mains input bus bar along the bottom, and output at the top?
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+hyperion8008 If used in a distribution board it would be wired on its own via one of the circuit breakers. DIN rail is used mainly in industrial control panels.
@Kvaliteetne4 жыл бұрын
Mine burned out after the lightning. It was bought from hardware store. They don't sell these anymore in my country, have to get a new one from web I guess
@D0NJ88 жыл бұрын
hi. i have the same timer but the screen only works for several minutes without electricity. should i change the battery?
@fortoday048 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video explaining circuit design. What smoothing capacitors do. What zener diodes do. Maybe some bench top breadboard experiments. That would be lovely.
@simongerharz64299 жыл бұрын
How is this red thing on your left called? 12:45
@KeanM9 жыл бұрын
+Simon Gerharz commonly called a "Mains Test Block" e.g. au.rs-online.com/web/p/mains-test-blocks/0827041/
@truckerallikatuk9 жыл бұрын
Clive, are there any controllers with a semi-randomised setting? The kind you could use for a light when you're out of the house for a long period. The normal switches will be predictable.
@sparkyprojects9 жыл бұрын
+Allison Pell Something like this www.amazon.com/GE-50462-7-Day-Random-Vacation/dp/B0002U3Y0Q looks to be a simple plug in solution,
@jusb10669 жыл бұрын
+Allison Pell The timeguard tg77, which is a common digital plug in, has random, its been available for years, so easy to find
@robertlozyniak36619 жыл бұрын
+Sparky Projects That's just a 7-day timer with a preset sequence.
@mortenlund14185 жыл бұрын
This is a very nice investigation. Thanks alot. Really like the way you describe it.
@montyirish86959 жыл бұрын
Love your accent. Keep up the amazing work!!
@Seryosin Жыл бұрын
DIN stands for Deutsche Institut fur Normung, which translates loosely as “German Institute for Standards.” DIN is a German organization that establishes standards for industrial and electrical equipment.
@michaelmayo31275 жыл бұрын
It's a copy of the Swedish Malmberg DHC15A Digital Time Switch. The difference between the two is, Malmberg guarantees that their switch won't catch on fire. DIN German industry standard.
@antkoos6 жыл бұрын
The clock circuit is quiet interesting. I wanna buy it. Separated :)
@Menohac9 жыл бұрын
630v Cap is most likely used for places where 480v AC might be used.
@eloyex8 жыл бұрын
you mesure a resistor on board ?? connected to the rest of the circuitry ?? weird ...
@imRevenjo3 жыл бұрын
Hmm, I have the same exact timer for my dad's egg incubator since he takes care of chickens and is a cockfighter, but, the one on the incubator has the brand "Sinotimer" instead of "Oktimer", the pcb, chassis, layout and everything of the timer here on the video is exact same as my incubator, just the brand is different.
@evanarrasy195 жыл бұрын
I'm watching video at 2019 and i wanna ask you. where is circuit board microcontroller hidden ?
@bigclivedotcom5 жыл бұрын
It's often under a blob of black resin. Usually under the display.
@SeanBZA9 жыл бұрын
Box is a standard part, designed for any standard 2 module width DIN box. Made to pack flat in storage so the transport of the empty boxes is cheap from the printer, and to fill you simply do a minimum of operations to make up an empty box. Often you find the entire manual printed on the inside of the box, especially for things like DIN mount contactors. I prefer the EU made contactors though over the Chinese ones, they use brass as contact materials while the Chinese ones are steel. Relay is not doubles contacts, you have 2 pins per contact to handle current it switches. Sad to say that relay is being overrated, they are really 16A resistive ( 1000 full electrical load operations) or 5A inductive ( 0.7PF for same life). You are better off using an external contactor or SSR to do the power switching if you need the full power rating.
@Ravinderk19608 жыл бұрын
Con u pl. show me the connection (how it should connect to a light bulb)
@jackking55679 жыл бұрын
Who are the people actually designing these tiny circuits Clive? They're going about things in some very unusual and different ways.
@patgaffney96379 жыл бұрын
can you do a video on cheap lambda sensors, I recently bought one and the price difference is massive between oem & the Chinese one I bought (£13 including p&p), The thing is the car has never run better?????
@scotttruschke82255 жыл бұрын
Where did you bye it at
@AngloAmericanAutos9 жыл бұрын
Great videos as always. Surprised to see that your leads are not GS38.
@raymondj87687 жыл бұрын
And the thigh bones connected to the knee bone hahaha thanks great video BIG CLIVE BRO !!!
@williama299 жыл бұрын
I spot a green rechargeable battery on the circuit board
@MichaelJKeith9 жыл бұрын
Can you explain how the device is connected? I think that the top connectors are only for powering the device, and the bottom connects 5 to 4 when "on" and 3 to 4 when off. Does this make sense?
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+Michael Keith The top contacts are the supply and the other side has a set of volt-free single pole changeover contacts.
@MichaelJKeith9 жыл бұрын
+bigclivedotcom thanks! really enjoy your videos. Have learned not to buy AC consumer electronics from eBay :)
@gageparker58317 жыл бұрын
how many ebay page print outs do you have?
@-Gadget-3 жыл бұрын
I bought so many of these (Although I can almost guarantee they were Not this exact model) in my country, and they were all Shyte. The ones they sell locally, have a flaw where the clock And relay can be triggered directly from the battery, even when disconnected from mains. I found this out after a power failure, when I actually heard the relay buzzing, trying to pull itself on, but obviously, the little battery that maybe once could, couldn't any more. Bought a different design, which only allows 24 hour programing with a touch sensitive screen to set the unit (Will NEVER buy another one of those either as the display is crap and warps out of focus when you try pressing where the touch symbols are. After buying the touch input DIN one, I decided this was the last time. From here on out, it's going to be the sonoff SV units, which connect via Wi-Fi, so they never go out of sync with time, and you can program them directly with schedules, or manually activate it from a smart phone. The only thing I would have to get is a beefier relay, as this runs the pool pump currently 🤔 Ps. What abomination of a tool actually down votes an informative video like this?
@saishankar81875 жыл бұрын
I've a the exact timer. But left unused more than a year. But now when I attempt to use it, on powering the timer, the relay chartered for a while and after some time, it stops chattering. But the failed to come on. Is it the battery in the circuit is chargeable. Because if the battery is dead, the timer may fail to function I believe. Is it need to change or else if the battery is chargeable then I must charge battery to become active and in turn the display and timer. Please do clarify and help me to restore the timer to function as usual
@bigclivedotcom5 жыл бұрын
It sometimes takes the battery a while to charge again but they also sometimes fail. Leave it charging for a while and then gently press the reset button if there is one.
@grahamek865 жыл бұрын
What was the charge regulation on the battery?
@bigclivedotcom5 жыл бұрын
Just continuous trickle charge at low current. How most NiCd/NiMh button cells are charged.
@nyalldavis9 жыл бұрын
Nice to finaly see a good quality chineese product :D They had to be somewere...
@alexolivaloft78914 жыл бұрын
how does it works?
@BaconSniffer5789 жыл бұрын
I think you need to revisit the fiber optic jobby.
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+Scott Campbell I really should make something as despicable as that again.
@ok212ify9 жыл бұрын
I must know what screwdriver that is. It intrigues me.
@bigclivedotcom9 жыл бұрын
+Alexander It's a very common set called a 9 in 1 driver that I source from a shop in the UK called Poundland. Which despite being from a British dollar-store is actually a really tough little screwdriver.