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Art Todesco

On 5/19/2010 7:35 AM, wrote:
On May 19, 7:08�am, wrote:
On May 18, 9:28�pm, "D. Ohl"d...@Use-Author-Supplied-

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Can there possibly be a harder to operate lamp timer than the Intermatic
DT500CL?

I'm so sorry I bought it!

I got one of those maybe 10 years ago, im glad I lost it 10 years ago.

I tossed the electronic timers they are a PIA.

My mechanical ones are very reliable. and dont depend on filament
current to operate.

I don't know what filament current is,
but mechanical timers, of course, do
need motor current. BTW, I gave up on
mechanical timers years ago. Even the
expensive, wall mounted, wired in units
would break down. It was usually the
motor/clock gears. I am now using an
X10 widget (1132CU) that you program
with your computer. It handles power
failures well and compensates for
sunrise/sunset changes. It does,
however, come with its own set of
problems, but for the most part, it works.