Review of Sylvania SA135 10 Amp Table-Top Timer with Motion Sensor and Alarm

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any good digital lamp timer is going to cost around $20,

so to get this motion detection logic is a great bonus.

you can plug a 2-prong device into the base unit itself,

not the end of the 6' cord, and the flip up panel that

covers the setting buttons doubles as an on/off switch.

this unit is heavy duty not the plastic crap you often

see imported and sold on ebay. the motion detection

works reliably, both in terms of distance and no false.

my few issues with this unit;

1. the minimum duration you can set the motion system

to keep your item on when triggered is 1-30 whole minutes.

I wish the minimum was measured in seconds, not minutes.

2. while the motion system can be on for only 1 minute,

the built in alarm does not work down to a minute, rather

it requires resetting once tripped. oddly, the instructions

describe it as being able to reduce it's duration, but the

sheet that comes with this unit was poorly translated, so

it's possible they wrote it incorrectly.

3. digital alarm is 24 hour, not 24/7 hour(no day of week).

low alarm volume is like a typical clock radio alarm

high alarm is like a weak smoke detector buzzer.

so for you are getting a great digital timer,

with useful motion activation and alarm features,

but I worry many won't be able to apply it the way

they may have intented.

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I find this device an excellent bedside alarm I prefer to wake to lights and radio rather than an alarm. Having +/keys it is easy to set alarm times and having two independent programs allow you to preset weekends, say, for a different time. The Daylight Saving Time switch is handy, though it has to be set manually on those two days of the year.

The manual On/Off by pressing the cover is very neat. This function has a minor quirk it does not react to a quick press or tap (the same for the underlying On/Off switch)you have to hold it down for a fraction of a second to activate the outlet On/Off. Once you realize this it is not an issue.

The unit is quite small and a very nice design. Buttons are well laid out, though reading the manual is necessary to set it up first time. I would prefer the timed outlet plug socket be placed at the end of the power cord (using a three wire cord) rather than built in to the back of the unit requiring a second cord coming to the unit. The battery backup is simple to install being in a little drawer on the side of the unit. It has a lot of functionality for the price, including the motion detection which works well.

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I bought this just before I went over seas. It was working when I left, but when I return it had failed. The time is shown but the on/off and timed switches failed. Too late to return without a hassle. Only a few months old too soon to fail.

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I bought two of these. One of these stopped working after aproxamately 15 minutes of operation. The clock display showed segments lit up incorrectly, the manual on off button no longer worked and the motion sensor stopped working. I didn't bother trying the second one. Mabey I just got a bad one but I won't try this product again. Probably unrelated but there was a noticable chemical solvent like smell when I opened the package.

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DOA, product cost $9.99, waited to long to return "1 year warranty" requires you pay S&H + $10.00, to repair/replace. What a crock of ----.

Also, it does not have an extra untimed outlet as stated on amazon.