Quote Originally Posted by oprah420
keeron
I know that a lot of these cheapo timers say they can be used for 800 watts or some such number. And they will do it for a short period of time. The contacts in them are not that good and burn up fast. IMO I believe in using the cheap timer to power the coil of a contactor or relay. That way the only load on it is a minimal load of the coil of the contactor.
Yes i had cheapo timers at first soon i found out they where no good.
So i went for the ones that could handle 3K, its better to get the ones that can handle more power than you need so they can cope with the surge of power when the transformers kick in.