This is how you blow your digital timer...

Hi , I have now 2 times created failure in flowering with a digital timer.
So that the timer has been continuously on even its should have been turned the lights off.
And the way you will blow them is : If you have your lights switched on and not plugged in but you A) attach them to your digital timer and then put the timer in the wall socket .
B) Having your timer in the wall and attaching the plug where the lights are in on position .

In both ways there is an instant too high power surge thru the timer and it will blow the fuse in it.
The only way to keep them healthy is have the lights switched off when plugging in to timer and timer to wall..
and then using the switch in lights to turn them on....this way there won't be a mini flash near the socket when you are plugging in and an unhealthy power surge...

Save your digital's for non lighting applications and use "push pin" analog's for lighting....No burn out's!

I broke two push pins from having an extension plugged into another one.. That breaks it lucky me the flowering room one stayed alive it's the second one that gets put in is the one that will go. Hope it helps

Labs Dexter said:

I broke two push pins from having an extension plugged into another one.. That breaks it lucky me the flowering room one stayed alive it's the second one that gets put in is the one that will go. Hope it helps

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I kid you not. Get the heavy duty 30min "pin" "cheaper then dirt" analogs from the big box stores.....Don't break and never yet had a failure or problem with them.....It's like an old 2 lung John Deere.....It just isn't going to stop going!

Digital's are for those odd minute intake needs every Hr.

Doc

I threw another digital timer in the garbage the other day. I'll never use them again. I'll take a 3 prong mechanical timer any day.
This one here made by High Yield has been the most reliable I've had. http://www.htgsupply.com/Product-Dual-Outlet-Mechanical-Timer---Heavy-Duty

I've used a pin timer for years and had heard of them failing so I bought one of these contactors
Takes the power surge away from the timer



http://www.dublinindoorgardening.com/grow-lights/timers-relays-and-contactors

Looks like a sweet item,, need to get one soon to make sure I won't keep on f**** up....
twice in this grow...dam it !

Too much electricity will break the soldering inside the timer brackets on cheap ones but you can buy dedicated ones like this:

But... Hey thats for tomatos..!?