issues with Brinks timer?

last night my timer jumped ahead by 12 whole hours. When it should have started the dark cycle it went back to the start of the light cycle. Luckily I randomly checked it and saw the light still on. Anyone had this kind of problem with timers? I have the $6 brinks from walmart. Its mechanical so I don't understand how this could of happened. Obviously this could be a major fuckup if it happens again. I bought several of these & don't have funds for more

ditch them..sorry bout the funds but walmart timers are not a comparible to horticulture timers.. i had a timer problem very similiar ..mine just stoped working all together, except if u flipped the manual switch. Just dump them when u can , and get some say from hydrofarm.com or a affliate vendor for them

Get a new one. Mine stopped working all together and then started producing much heat and the smell of burning plastic... I replaced it w/ a GE timer yesterday. We'll see if it holds up. Also how much wattage are you pulling through it. They claim its rated for 1875w but I wouldn't use a Brinks timer for more than 600w.

Mine burned out on a 600w lamp w/ 2 fans

silentzombie said:

Get a new one. Mine stopped working all together and then started producing much heat and the smell of burning plastic... I replaced it w/ a GE timer yesterday. We'll see if it holds up. Also how much wattage are you pulling through it. They claim its rated for 1875w but I wouldn't use a Brinks timer for more than 600w.

Mine burned out on a 600w lamp w/ 2 fans

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right now I'm not running much at all, so wattage shouldn't be an issue. Guess I'll try using one of the others I bought and use this for the fan as fan doesn't need to be exact. Are there any quality timers at lowes etc. Trying to avoid ordering stuff. Thanks