Thread: **CrazyInSane's WILD tutorial!!**

*sniffs* Unfortunatly my iPod ended up in the washing machine. It died...

Originally Posted by Raspberry

*sniffs* Unfortunatly my iPod ended up in the washing machine. It died...

Oh dear, sorry to hear that..that's a pity!!

I'm also with you about leaving equipment on at night when alternatives are possible.

Here are a couple of wacky ideas I've come up with so far, and the simplest ideas are the best, some say!!...

.....If you only want one alarm to go off and automatically stop! Try getting hold of an old fashioned alarm clock (the spring wind up type). If no-one you know has one, maybe go to second hand shops, they shouldn't cost a lot. However, if you're anything like me,.. then you wouldn't be able to stand the ticking noise they make, or the loud alarm bell when it goes off!!...so I would cover it with a box of some kind and cover that with a large heavy towel to muffle it all..It should wake you up. I've used a wind up mechanical egg timer to time my 30min meditations. It works well!!!

Another idea, old equipment again!!....
Get a cassette tape player that has mechanical buttons and which operates from the mains power supply, a blank cassette tape, a plug-in mains power timer that you plug into the house mains socket (you can get from a DIY store, mechanical or electronic).
Just record your alarm(s) and /or music to cassette tape (you may need a 3.5mm Jack plug lead if it has an external Microphone socket to transfer sound to the tape player/recorder (from ebay?), or simply record from a built in Mic on the recorder if it has one).
Set the mains plug-in timer to switch on at the time(s) you want and plug it in the wall socket. Connect the tape Player's power cord socket onto the timer and press PLAY..However, it won't PLAY (if you've set it correctly), as the power is off, and won't come on until it reaches your set time(s).
I have a micro Hi-fi unit in the bedroom and I'm trying out various alarms and short pieces of music to see what works best for me...

Hope this helps, Good Luck!!