Comments by "Chaos Corner" (@chaos.corner) on "Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switch" video.

@blaircox1589 Some YouTubers (Including electroboom and Steve Mould) have videos about why some LED bulbs don't turn off.
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@strehlow Look into the Sonoff devices. Most can be reflashed with custom firmware and there are some, like Tasmota that can operate entirely within your home network (but can still be integrated with Alexa etc if you desire).
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@JohnDlugosz Also the motor is synchronous which means it's driven at the same rate as the mains frequency. Unless you completely stall it out, it's going to keep on going.
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I have to think that for what it does, a more efficient motor could be used but they just went with what was cheap and available at the time.
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@MRblazedBEANS You're good unless the Wet Bandits turn up. Then you need a Kevin.
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@Lachlant1984 About 100mA if not especially optimized. There are tricks to get them even better too.
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@johnandrews9433 Even those are overkill if you don't need wifi.
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@PunakiviAddikti Quartz is more precise, mains is more accurate. The power companies ensure that happens, as mentioned in the video.
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@MerkDolf I think most water heaters are coming wired to accept those management modules these days. You could probably put something in there.
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@just_saw_dust I bought one this year. It crashed and some of my plants died. It was also a PITA to operate. I'm planning on gutting it and replacing the innards with something homebrew.
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@johnandrews9433 Absolutely. ESP is my go-to for homebrew stuff.
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