OK gang, with a little imagination and ingenuity almost any outlet timer will be "accessible."
Now, it may not be that you can plug in the timer and set the accurate time and then set the on/off times. But really, what does it matter if you have the timer set to read 4 in the morning when it's really noon? The timer will still operate on a 24-hour cycle and what you need to do is to set the on/off times according to your needs. Usually these timers have little inserts that you depress into the dial to activate the trigger. If you set the triggers to go on and off with some audio device such as a radio or electric razor you'll be able to determine when the timer is activating/deactivating in real time by checking your other time devices. These things usually have a tactile arrowhead that indicates the trigger point; that is that if one of the inserts is depressed and passes that arrow it will take effect. So, if you want a lamp to come on at 7:30 in the evening, place the first insert (depressed) at the arrow and plug it in at about 7:15. Then, depending on whether the increments are quarter or half hour, count them to depress the other insert to turn the power off. It isn't really that difficult, just takes some careful planning. ---- Holland's Person, Bill E-Mail: [email protected] - "By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity -- another man's I mean." - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
