Best light timer

[galil01]

Heard a few stories about timers failing due to heavy startup loads with hps lamps and ballasts. I am getting ready to flip in the coming week and have been running lights 24/7. Got cheap bunnings timers for exhaust fan but don't think it will hold up for the 600watt hps lamp I'll be running. Any suggestions. I'll post a few pics and a few more details later if I get some responses. Cheers.

 

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[Indycar]

Most 10amp ones a shithouse as you've found out about. But there are a few hydroponic specific ones around that can handle the startup loads, though I haven't kept up to speed to what's on the market these days. If you can find a 15amp one it should go some ways of working for you. Otherwise, if you're up to it. Check out Bufo's old tutorial below as it could be the better/best option.

 

https://cannabis.community.forums.ozstoners.com/topic/20165-timercontactor/

[Brim]

Been looking at the nanolux control unit and the wireless USB setup

 

Can set the time with that and also set the sunrise and sunset feature

 

It's also decently priced

Any one used it

[papasmurf99]

I just use the cheap analogue ones for my lights, never had a drama

 

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[Serrated edge]

The points can fuse together on even the better dial type timers .

 

A digital timer with built in relay will give a softer startup ,,,no sudden surge of power.

 

I went through a few timers ,even the heavy duty ones would shit themselves but since using timers with a relay I've had no problems.

[bakedcake]

I got cheapies on my fans. My lights have digital timer on as had issues with the cheapies failing to come on too

[galil01]

The points can fuse together on even the better dial type timers .

 

A digital timer with built in relay will give a softer startup ,,,no sudden surge of power.

 

I went through a few timers ,even the heavy duty ones would shit themselves but since using timers with a relay I've had no problems.

These points fusing can be a fire hazard? I don't even know what a relay is but I'll google it and find something with one. 15amp as mentioned above also.

 

 

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[galil01]

Buy a trolly full of bunnings timers for this one

 

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[Serrated edge]

Unsure if fusing is a fire hazard .

 

Digital built in relay at 10 amps does me for 600w .

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Buy a trolly full of bunnings timers for this oneScreenshot_2018-06-21-17-16-20.jpeg

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Those anologue timers are the ones that fuckup. Cos of the sudden surge in power.