Does What It Says

This is a decent weatherproof power stake, with a timer function as well as photo-eye and "random" settings. The controls aren't easy to figure out, though the manual (which appears to have been translated from Mandarin) helps a little. If I had to do it over, I'd get one with a longer cord because 6' just isn't enough to do anything without needing an extension cord. There are plenty of outlets (6), but they all run off the same timer / photo-eye / random setting. It'd be nice for Dewenwils to offer one which could assign a program to one or two outlets each. There are a total of 8 programs, which is way more than I need and it makes the programming process cumbersome because you have to sequence through all 8 every time you change something. Lastly, the manual says you're only supposed to use it for 90 days at a time; apparently that was a condition of the UL rating. It doesn't say what happens if you use it for longer than that.

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