But what to do with the good piece? From stand it dangles down pointless because you can try to clamp it somehow, somewhere to grab it, actually it depends because of the way or is unstable around somewhere, which is a bit stupid for NEN-timer, which costs about 100 euros. Essay for NEN hot shoe, Velcro, something to fix the part would have been a nice idea. Or a slightly longer cable because the cable length is really a farce. This can not be used without extension as a remote shutter release and for series photograph where you do not want to stand for two hours next to the tripod with the shutter button in your pocket, the cable is too short. Clearly too short.
In summary: Functionality: Super. But designed with thinking errors in the application.