Support me on Patreon and get early videos: https://www.patreon.com/DiodeGoneWild Today, let's see what's inside a mechanical socket timer and how does it work. This is a 24 hour plug-in mains timer. I show how to modify it to a one-time timer (turns the load off after a specified time and never back on). I also explain how does its synchronous motor work (including some slow-motion).