My Woods Yard Master Model 17321 Yard Stake with Outdoor mechanical timer flashes when on the timer setting. How do I correct?

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Woods 17321 yard stake has selector dial on top.
Move selector to ON or OFF for override.
Unknown if override turns timer ON during daytime when photoeye is receiving light.

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These household-type timers have 1 year limited warranty. Sometimes they last for a few months, or stop after 1 year, and occasionally they last longer 3-4 years.

Solution:
Buy another yard stake, or plug-in timer:
Example in-wall timer: Woods 49650-59204 at my house.
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/IMG_2060-woods-59204.jpg

Another handy thing is the Woods 32555 remote control. Let's you turn on outdoor lights from inside the car, or inside the home.
http://waterheatertimer.org/images/Woods-3255-image-500.jpg

Each item above is sold at Amazon, or local home center or hardware, or box store Sears-Target-etc

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A number of folks are writing in about dusk-dawn-timers flashing.
The manufacturer suggests turning photo-eye away from all lighting when installing timer.
Always aim photoeye toward dark region of yard.
I would unplug the timer and let it reset.
Try timer again, turned away from lights so there is no feedback.
Put black tape over photeye and see what happens.
If timer still doesn't work, then timer is defective.

Maybe photoeye circuit was overwhelmed by intense light converted to electrical input.
I test timers, and 4-6% arrive defective, and most last just a season or two, and then you buy another, but the price is affordable.

Local Home Depot sells the GE 15107 outdoor yard stake or wall mount.
I bought one tonight for testing.
It has no photo eye
It has a dial timer where you set exact on-off times by moving plastic segments on dial perimeter.
For example set timer for ON at 5:30 and OFF at 6:00 am depending on your latitude north or south.


photo eye on yard stake timer

I think the Holiday Living yard stake is made by Woods.
GE sells identical 6-outlet yard stake for which I have a manual with clear instructions and images:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf

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Woods 59730 is24-hour 6-outlet yard stake with dial located on top
This timer is identical to GE15107 yard stake
Manual.
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf

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Timer instructions.
Set current time by rotating dial until time lines up with arrowhead located on inner dial
There are segments located around dial.
Look at inner dial > segments are located just outside the inner dial.
Timer comes with segments pushed inward.
To set timer to turn ON, pull segments outward for hours you want timer ON.
All 6 outlets are controlled by timer.

Last step:
There is override switch located on inner dial.
Move switch to TIMER for timer to operate.

Woods brands sells timers that are packaged and sold under various names and numbers.
For example GE sells same yard stake under their brand.

Woods 6-outlet yard stake manual:
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http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf

That sounds like the Woods 17321 Dusk-to-Dawn yard stake
Product image:
http://www.amazon.com/Woods-17321-Outdoor-3-Outlets-6-Foot/dp/B000BHN4H8

Manual
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-17321.pdf

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Instructions:
Yard stake control outlets, and turns ON automatically at Dusk
Rotate dial to set options:
Rotate to OFF > outlets OFF
Rotate to ON > outlets ON
Rotate to Dusk-dawn > outlets on at dusk and off at dawn
Rotate to 2 4 6 8 > outlets on at dusk and off 2 4 6 8 hours later

Noma is Woods timers.
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Your timer could be Woods/Noma N1502
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-N1502-manual-english.pdf
Coleman 2001
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-2001-49647.pdf
Woods 13660
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-13660.pdf
Woods 59730 yard stake:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf
Coleman/Woods 13547 yard stake
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-13547.pdf

I found a manual for this yard stake:
http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/GE-15107-outdoor-timer-manual.pdf

There is a switch located on inner dial.
Move switch to TIMER

You can get the manual on the link below.

http://waterheatertimer.org/pdf/Woods-17321.pdf