Not a biggy, agree with the others. Digital timers work the best and recharge themselves (depending on which ones you get). Iv had a few of the manual wined ones and everyone of them has broken. Chill out and stick to your 12/12 cycle and pop in to your local hydro shop and get a digital. cheers

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