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Simple Timer for Very Long Periods


Simple mechanical timers, which you can buy for a couple of pounds in every home improvement centre, are suitable for switching something on and off one or more times per day. They can be used to control a wide variety of devices, such as  lamps inside or outside the house,lighting for bird cages and aquariums, sump pumps, battery chargers, etc.

 Simple Timer for Very Long Periods-image

If you need to control something over a longer period than the standard 24 hours, you can use two timers with the second one plugged  into the first one (see photos). To determine what you can do with this arrangement, you  first need to determine how often the load  needs to be switched. For example, if the  first timer has 48 tabs the shortest ‘on’ time  is 30 minutes in 24 hours. This means that the  second timer will run for 30 minutes every 24 hours, so the maximum duration of a full cycle is 48 days. A device such as a charger for diving torches can be connected to the second timer.

Simple Timer for Very Long Periods-Circuit Diagram

To prevent the ‘on’ time of the second timer from exceeding 24 hours, it is essential to keep the ‘on’ time of the second timer shorter than that of the first timer. If a maximum cycle time of 48 days is too short, you can also connect a third timer. With three timers, the maximum cycle time is 2304 days (one ‘on’ time in approximately 6.5 years).

As you can see from the photos, the second timer may interfere with the tabs of the first timer if they are plugged together with one on top of the other. This can be avoided by turning the second timer by 180 degrees relative to the first one.

Author : Dirk Visser  - Copyright : Elektor


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