Buying Experience
I
bought this online from Amazon.in recently.
The seller was Numax Technology
Pvt. Ltd.. Packing was good.
Prompt Delivery. I had an issue with the product delivered to me. I got it
replaced from the seller later.
Unboxing
Frontier
Digital Timer programmable Time Switch TM619H2 - Made in Taiwan - With Lcd-4
Pin comes in a normal Chinese product box with no seal. For eg. When you buy
low priced clocks from the shops, there will be a normal cardboard box right? It’s
similar. Within the box, you can see the Digital Timer & User Manual.
Installation & Setup
Front
side of the device have a small LCD screen, 7 buttons and an LED bulb. Open up
the plastic cover on top of the timer to program it.
1.
You need to take some extra care before connecting the power to this device.
You will get small crimp terminals from the electrical shops which can be
connected to the ends of the input & Output wires and further can be
inserted to the respective device slots.
It will be better to cover them using
an insulation tap, since the terminals are very close in the device and doing
so will help avoid short circuits. Do the same process for Output wires as
well. Always use a 3 pin plug on the switch board which will help you connect
the Load & Neutral wires properly to this device.
This
is how I have connected the wires:
2.
Connect the input wires to the device and switch on the power. At the 1st
time (only), the LCD display will be switched on which will show the time as
00:00. You can set the current time by pressing the Day, Hour & Minute buttons
along with ‘Clock’ button. I mean you need to press and hold the clock button
to change the hour or minute. Once set, it will keep on display the time even
if the input power is off.
Connect
the output wires and device which needs to be automatically started in the set
intervals.
3.
Next step is the Timer programming. Press on the Timer button (2). You can see
the 1st Timer program screen which will show ‘1on’. Set the 24hr
format time by when you want to switch on the output device. Pressing on day
will show you different day combinations. Select your desired combination and
the timer will work on those set days. Press the Timer button again - which
will show ‘1off’. Set the switch off date and time.
Press
the Timer button again will show you 2on, 2off, 3on etc. till 17off. I believe
17 programs can be done, though I haven’t tried it yet! As I mentioned above
there are 15 date combinations which are well explained in the User Manual.
If
you want to remove certain programs say 3on and 3off, you need to press the
Reset Button (6) and do all the clock setting and programming again! Else make 3on
and 3off as 00:00.
The
Manual Button (7) can be used to override the programs. 3 modes are there. On,
Auto & Off. Off will stop the power. On will switch on the power. Auto will
wait for the program to start.
Functionality
I
have used it for outdoor lighting. I have connected two bulbs in parallel from
the Timer output. I want them to be switched on every day at 7:00pm till 11pm.
It works well.
Below
video may give you a detailed picture:
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Pros and Cons
Pros:
- Multiple programs can be done to switch on/off various devices
- Very light weight & cute device
- The plastic cover on the top helps the buttons to not to expose to dust/insects.
- Easy to program
- 17on and 17off can be set – I haven’t tried everything together. I saw in their product detail that only 8 on/off programs can be done. Never tried it.
- Even if the product pack is cheap, it’s a quality one.
Cons:
- Connecting the input and output wires are difficult. Need to use crimp terminals.
- It requires a switch board box for effective use, which is not there.
- Product pack looks like a cheap low quality one.
After a few days/Months/Years of usage
Purchased
it recently. Will keep you all posted after the usage.
My rating would be 7/10
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