Is there a way to wire this in order to limit the "off" time of a circuit? So when you turn the timer on, the power is off until the time is out?
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... sorry, I know that last answer was not correct. meant to say - circuit completion is made only when timer is not at zero.
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Yes ..... this switch is purely mechanical ..... will turn circuit on or off depending how the circuit is wired.
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The capacitor onboard is for the timer, not for a circuit when the timeout either opens or closes the relay. At 24 Watts and driving 2+ amps the relay could easily handle the load but it must be a separate circuit with its own power in serial with the relay.This is a timer/relay board originally for home automation running on a 12v 23A battery with whatever circuit -running on its own power if you want to do more than light an LED - connected to the relay.A much simpler approach would be to use discrete components with a power transistor drlving your 24 Watt LED.
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You can control the on/off cycle bye 1 minute intervals yes but both outlet come on or go off at the same time. They are not separately timed. If you want to turn one thing on and one thing off at the same time you will need 2 timers.
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The capacitor onboard is for the timer, not for a circuit when the timeout either opens or closes the relay. At 24 Watts and driving 2+ amps the relay could easily handle the load but it must be a separate circuit with its own power in serial with the relay. This is a timer/relay board originally for home automation running on a 12v 23A battery with whatever circuit -running on its own power if you want to do more than light an LED - connected to the relay. A much simpler approach would be to use discrete components with a power transistor drlving your 24 Watt LED.
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Hi- I need to be able to do that! Ours is turning off after 30 min and we want it on all night. Not sure which switch does this.
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Yes, just have your power coming in the Com terminal and out the CK (NO) terminal. This works because this circuit is closed (on) when timer is on and open (off) when countdown is done. See my review "INSTRUCTIONS for this Awesome & Inexpensive Delay Timer Relay" for more specifics.
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It need be connected to the power, then it can controller on/off.(in the timer switch, there's a capacitor)
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You can always turn OFF the circuit breaker, timer or not. You would have to reset the timer when you turn back ON. This would be my first choice for long periods of idle, for safety reasons. What is not ON can not burn up.
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Hi Julie: Sounds like you have successfully powered the digital timer, but not the switch. The switch side does not power the circuit. You can run the + wire from the battery to one side of the switch and continue the + wire out of the switch to the item you are controlling. Run the - wire directly from the battery to the item you are controlling. IN other words, the digital switch only controls one of the leads to the load, which you must power. You can also just run a jumper from the + side of the timer to the + side of the switch to power the circuit instead of going all the way back to the battery. Hope this helps. Hi Julie: Sounds like you have successfully powered the digital timer, but not the switch. The switch side does not power the circuit. You can run the + wire from the battery to one side of the switch and continue the + wire out of the switch to the item you are controlling. Run the - wire directly from the battery to the item you are controlling. IN other words, the digital switch only controls one of the leads to the load, which you must power. You can also just run a jumper from the + side of the timer to the + side of the switch to power the circuit instead of going all the way back to... » Read More Hi Julie: Sounds like you have successfully powered the digital timer, but not the switch. The switch side does not power the circuit. You can run the + wire from the battery to one side of the switch and continue the + wire out of the switch to the item you are controlling. Run the - wire directly from the battery to the item you are controlling. IN other words, the digital switch only controls one of the leads to the load, which you must power. You can also just run a jumper from the + side of the timer to the + side of the switch to power the circuit instead of going all the way back to the battery. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Hi. Yes, the timer starts when the switch is turned "off". Make sure it gets wired correctly, though. Power needs to go directly to the fan, and the control lines go to the switch
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No, we purchased an outlet timer and left the unit turned on. When the timer hits the active hour the light comes on and shuts off when we set the timer to off.
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This timer needs power to operate when the power is off it does not continue to keep time. The current time will need to be adjusted once the power comes back on.
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I assume you want to use this timer to turn on and off the power to the transformer? If so, I don't see why this timer wouldn't work for that - go for it!
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If I understand your question there are a couple of ways to do this. Since the timer is going to power the relay there will be no issue with amperage draw. The relay doesn't draw appreciable current, it's just a relay. One way to proceed is to install the timer "upstream" of the lighted switch. In this approach you wire the timer into your 12 volt system (remember a fuse or breaker and check the ampacity of the wire) your timer becomes the source of power to the lighted switch and in turn the relay. Of course the heavy load that your relay controls remains wired as it always has been. Should you wish to shut down the heater for a long time you can simply turn off the lighted switch and ignore the timer. A second approach would be to remove the lighted switch entirely and simply use the timer as the power source for your relay. Again just for the switching, not for the load. These timers can be programed but they also have a manual function so you can over ride the programming and turn your heater on manually should you choose.
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Sorry i set my timer to run during the night and i have never checked to see it it is functing correctley. Instructions were shipped with the device and it was simple to set ( I think.) I will try to check it this up an comming week end. Then I will get back to you later on this site if you don't already have the solution.
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to the best of my knowledge there was no timer option. I would say I am about 75% sure on this. I would check, but I do not have the unit near by.
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If there is no device connected to the switch then no, it would not make any difference. If the device draws some current even while off (for example a timer would still draw a small amount of current for the clock portion of the timer) then turning the switch off would stop that current draw and therefore save a small amount of electricity. The amount of electricity saved would depend on the non running current draw of the device attached to the switch.