Some reviewers said it doesn't switch to battery backup automatically, so can you use the timer to run it off battery, or is the timer just for lite?
1250547
The timer really doesn't work correctly...at least mnine doesn't. Save your money and avoid this product.
334047
Yes, you may program the switch to "auto-on" when you enter and then it will "auto-off" when you exit. To address your question, when you program the switch (fairly easy), turn off the "auto-on" feature that way when someone walks into the room they have to hit the switch to turn it on. That is your manually leave off option. Then you will need to program the timer to stay on for the specific time option Lutron gives you. Something like 5 min, 15min, 30min, etc...Nice switch! Good luck!
608524
When you use the timer it turns off automatically. You probably used the "on" position not the timer.
1855511
What timer? My sweetpearuns all day and night and never stops until the battery doesn't go away. I think there is an option (Pressing the two forward and back button together) to activate a timer but I never set it. Did you read the instructions?
386596
No, it does not have a battery backup since it is a surge suppressor. I have used these Tripp Lite devices for many years in my job as an electronic technician and have never known one to fail. A device with a battery backup would be an Uninterruptible Power Supply, which is another good choice to protect your equipment, but somewhat more expensive.
1927467
No, I don't think there is any way to turn it off. The timers will run until they hit 24 hours and then zero out. I'm not sure why you would want to turn it off, unless you were concerned about battery life. I use mine daily for nap and evening sleep times, plus i use the night light periodically. The current batteries lasted 6 months.
300794
If u don't set the timer, it will run continuously. You can control the number of hours it will run with both the timer or in the sleep mode..So far, I have been 100 per cent satisfied with the unit.
354034
Yes. Word of warning...if the power goes out, you will need to reset the timer. Also, this product lasted about one year and died on me. Did not replace with another. Went to Lowes and bought one that is digital and has battery backup ($25) seems to work great, but time will tell
1249390
If you mean that you want to plug a device with a battery into it at an arbitrary time (i.e., a different time each day) and have it automatically shut off after 45 minutes, then no, it won't do that.However, if you mean that you want to plug something into it at night, for example, and let the unit charge it for exactly 45 minutes overnight, then yes -- you could program it to do something like turn on at midnight and then turn off again at 12:45.
1038804
If you are worried that you will have to replace batteries all the time, I have had mine quite a while and it's still working great. It doesn't have an " on/off " switch but the numbers shouldn't be changing unless one of the timers are set. I clear all four of my timers to zero when I'm not using the device. I hope this answer helps.
1349003
Yes, if you turn it on by way of the timer it will shut off and ding. If you use the stay on it will not.
2214659
I DONT RECOMMEND USING A TIMER ON THIS DESIGN OF CHARGER, when the timer drops power to the battery then the light on the charger will stay lite up by using the battery (that you where charging) power. It doesn't get hot. I leave 1 (of this model) on each of my atv & jetski when ever my stuff sits for roughly over 2-3mths.I mainly leave mine on through the winter months.I have another brand (a old obsolete design I left a review on also) permanently mounted on my mower.After a couple years Id recommend topping off the battery with water if needed.Ive used trickle chargers for about 10ish years I DONT RECOMMEND USING A TIMER ON THIS DESIGN OF CHARGER, when the timer drops power to the battery then the light on the charger will stay lite up by using the battery (that you where charging) power. It doesn't get hot. I leave 1 (of this model) on each of my atv & jetski when ever my stuff sits for roughly over 2-3mths.I mainly leave mine on through the winter months.I have another brand (a old obsolete design I left a review on also) permanently mounted on my mower.After a couple years Id recommend topping off the battery with water... » Read More I DONT RECOMMEND USING A TIMER ON THIS DESIGN OF CHARGER, when the timer drops power to the battery then the light on the charger will stay lite up by using the battery (that you where charging) power. It doesn't get hot. I leave 1 (of this model) on each of my atv & jetski when ever my stuff sits for roughly over 2-3mths.I mainly leave mine on through the winter months.I have another brand (a old obsolete design I left a review on also) permanently mounted on my mower.After a couple years Id recommend topping off the battery with water if needed.Ive used trickle chargers for about 10ish years « Show Less
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The MT13A Mini Timer uses 2 - AA batteries for backup of settings. Do not use rechargeable batteries.
2038747
It doesn't have an automatic shut off so if you turn it on it'll just go and go until the battery goes dead. I'm not sure how many hours of battery time it's good for but I've left mine on all night long on several occasions and it's still going strong!
39493
Yes. There's a "power on" setting unrelated to the timer, so you can keep it on continuously.
1280670
Most likely. I never heard of one with clock battery backup. If it doesn't have a remote sensor, nor an AC adapter, it's only using elec for the clock, so you're probably not going to save much elec with it controlled.
1946443
Yes, it runs on a battery. Even now, completely unplugged, I can press the time button and the time comes up. (It comes up almost ten minutes fast, suggesting the internal clock is crap, but that's a whole other issue and is not surprising as it's a cheap piece of kit.)