On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:43 PM, Bruce EVangel Parmenter <[email protected]> wrote:
> I did a 120v 20a timer search. I found plenty in the $10 range rated > at 20A. > So, as Jerry posted, your local hardware outlet should have them. These > are many in large quantities, so the price is low. > Note: their 20A rating maybe really designed for a 16A maximum > continuous electrical load. > IMO eventually under a higher than a continuous 16A load, the timer > would get cooked an stop working. But they are so cheap you could buy > another one, and recycle the worn out one, which is much cheaper than > buying a $100+ timer. But could cause a fire! Instead, buy the $100 timer. -corbin > > But I did find one 20A timer rated as heavy duty (2500 watts ?) > http://www.electricsuppliesonline.com/inaircoaptih1.html > > Most definitely, make contact with Russco. He will know of a KISS > method. > > > {brucedp.150m.com} > ... > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle > > > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013, at 07:15 AM, Jerry Rhodes wrote: >> Steve, I used a coffee pot timer from the local hardware, the one I had >> was >> a HD unit good for 24 amp@120vac an timed from 30 min to 24 hrs, check >> your >> local hardware, good luck > - > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve Powers" <[email protected]> >>> I just replaced my charger and bought a Russco 18-120, but it doesn't have >>> either the analog or digital shutoff. I thought it was the same as the >>> one >>> I previously had, but this one has no shutoff. Since everyone on occasion >>> has a tendency to forget to unplug their car, I think the shutoff is >>> necessary. Is there a simple cheap solution to this? I am looking for >>> something that will essentially "unplug" the charger when the voltage >>> (within some tolerance) hasn't changed after a 2 hour period. > - > > -- > http://www.fastmail.fm - IMAP accessible web-mail > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
