I need an electrical timer.

[Fellhoelter]

I need a timer, and would rather not build my own if there is something commercially available.

My hot glue gun gets used a lot around here.
Unfortunately, it also gets left on a lot...

I am on my 5th or 6th one, and just bought a high dollar industrial model.
I'd rather not kill it too.

What I want is a plug in timer that will just run for a preset time, say 3 hours, turn off, and NOT come back on again until I tell it to.

There are thousands of them that repeat, and come on again tomorrow, I don't want this.

I can build my own with single shot timer relays.
This is not elegant, and is rather expensive, in the neighborhood of $200 by the time I am done.

Anybody know of something that is plug and play and is commercially available?

 

[John Katt]

buy this timer and remove the green plugs all it will do is shut off after that http://www.intermatic.com/Products/Timers/PlugInTimers/Indoor_Timers/TN311C.aspx

 

[Fellhoelter]

Thanks, that's the kind of thing I am looking for.

If I remove the green plugs, how do I cycle it on?

 

[John Katt]

there is a switch in top, the plugs are simple to make so if you want it to turn off more often you can

 

[Fellhoelter]

Gotcha, so turn nob on top to on, set the dial to however far down the road I want it to cycle off, and it will turn off, and not back on again?

 

[John Katt]

correct, I added extra pins to the 2nd one I had to shut the family room tv off, that way it would never run more then 4 hours in a 24 hour period

 

[Fellhoelter]

Perfect.

This is much less expensive than other methods I have been planning.

Thanks a million.

 

[Fellhoelter]

Looky what another guy pointed out on a different forum.

AMAZON LINK

 

[John Katt]

well thats a bunch better then my timer ;0)

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

You actually don't want a sequence timer...you want a shut-off timer.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=60+minute+electric+timer

 

[Fellhoelter]

You actually don't want a sequence timer...you want a shut-off timer.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=60+minute+electric+timer

Yes sir, but I want it to plug in, and run for more than one hour.
Don't want to do any wiring...

This Belking contraption seems to be the ticket, just ordered 2, so we'll see.

 

[jawilder]

You actually don't want a sequence timer...you want a shut-off timer.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=60+minute+electric+timer

Actually, it wouldn't be all that hard to make a box with several outlets on it all controlled by one of these shutoff timers. It could be stand alone, plug it in, turn it on, and store it when not in use.

 

[12345678910]

I find on plug in residential timers, the current ratings can be optimistic.

These are more for industrial installations, and there are many more models with more features if you are building automation in the future.

http://www.precisiontimer.com/index.html



http://precisiontimer.thomasnet.com...rch&by=prod&filter=0&categid=1004&prodid=1048

 

[Fellhoelter]

Yeah Count, there are loads of those, and I have built a couple of circuits here for various tasks using timer relays. (automatic compressor purge, and another pneumatic circuit)

I am looking for plug and play, dead simple, idiot proof, and may have found it.

Only looking to power up a 45 watt glue gun for a few hours...
I may use one on my blast cabinet light as well.

From Amazon, these things are just $10!

 

[Fellhoelter]

Looky what another guy pointed out on a different forum.

AMAZON LINK

They are here, and they are great.

I wish they could be turned off once started, but they can't.
You gotta unplug it...

Been testing for a day, and seems to do what I want it to do, and they are inexpensive.

FWIW, Sears seems to have the best deal on them, with shipping.
$25 for 3 of them, shipped to the house.