OTU Oven Timer Unit; the gears extracted from a mechanical oven clock (and often, other electrical clocks). These, along with a pager or salvaged motor, can often be used to build up a cheap but effective gear motor. More information about such use of OTUs is available here. See also KTU and TLA.

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