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I saw an in-wall timer for lights at a home improvement store today in the clearance area that look liked it has been returned, but was marked down 75%. The display (clock) on the timer was on and set to the correct time and it even advanced correctly after 60 seconds even though it wasn't connected to anything. Don't these devices normally come "off" from the factory. What could explain why the time was displayed and advancing correctly on this unit in the store?
I saw an in-wall timer for lights at a home improvement store today in the clearance area that look liked it has been returned, but was marked down 75%. The display (clock) on the timer was on and set to the correct time and it even advanced correctly after 60 seconds even though it wasn't connected to anything. Don't these devices normally come "off" from the factory. What could explain why the time was displayed and advancing correctly on this unit in the store?
You kind of answered your own question. You said it looked like it had been returned. In other words, it didn't come from the factory, it came from someone's house.
Seems to me if you want to sell a clock or timing device, that the display model would be running and show the CORRECT time!
I've gone into cuckoo clock stores and NONE of the clocks had the correct time! Also jewelry stores selling *very* expensive watches - none of them have the correct time. These can be expected to do the same after your buy them.
So because the display model you saw had the correct time, I would consider this a good thing and buy it. And it sounds like someone in the store has a bit of intelligence!
I purchased the timer and what's interesting is that it doesn't come with any wires (green, white, red). Instead, the owners manual indicates to place the ground, neutral, hot wires in the holes in the back of the timer? Is this a new concept. The holes in the back of the timer sure are small. Most timers I've seen have wires coming out of the unit that you splice and connect to the ones from your house. The battery looks like it's internal.
I purchased the timer and what's interesting is that it doesn't come with any wires (green, white, red). Instead, the owners manual indicates to place the ground, neutral, hot wires in the holes in the back of the timer? Is this a new concept. The holes in the back of the timer sure are small. Most timers I've seen have wires coming out of the unit that you splice and connect to the ones from your house. The battery looks like it's internal.
More info - brand, model, purpose, pictures, etc. - would make it much easier to answer this question.
Could you imagine going into a cuckoo clock store at 11:59:59 if ALL of the clocks had the correct time?
I should think anyone working there would go cuckoo!
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Clock stores do it on purpose.
