Timer

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by MasterKushHaze, Mar 21, 2015.

  1. So I'm going to be making a micro grow box out of an old desktop my friend has and we are going to be more or less growing together. I just wanted to know if you could connect a surge protector to a timer so the timer controls all the lights on a surge protector. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.
     
  2. Yes you can. Just make sure your timer can handle the load.
    They make 5,10,15 amp ones.
    Too many on a 5=
    Fiya
     
  3. So if I were to connect this surge protector: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0031RFVJ4/ref=ox_sc_act_image_10?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

    To this timer: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005MMSTNG/ref=ox_sc_act_image_9?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A189JNVGY6Y2W8

    And run 3 of these lightbulbs: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000UYF80S/ref=ox_sc_act_image_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ARUBLGK4I738X

    With this attachment: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001OM1L06/ref=ox_sc_act_image_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

    in each surge protector I would be all good?
     
  4. Why spend so many times more money for a surge protector?  Those bulbs would not be protected by it.  A $3 power strip may actually be safer as long as a power strip has its only essential component - a circuit breaker.
     
    Three  100 watt light bulbs is 300 watts.  If anyone says that is sufficient without numbers that you can confirm, then you are prime to be scammed.  How many watts does the timer say it can handle?  Probably about 1500 watts.  Obviously a 1500 watt timer can power 300 watts of bulbs.  However, you still do not know until you have confirmed those numbers yourself.
     

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