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titan apollo timer
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Digital timers have very small relay contacts and if you read the specifications (providing that they have actually provided them), they are virtually never recommended for ballasted-lighting applications. You can drive a power relay with the timer, and use the relay in turn to drive your lighting. Heavy-duty mechanical timers like the Intermatic T-101 (120vac) or the T-104 (240vac) are a much better choice.
Post up whatever questions you have about the Intermatic and we can probably work through them. As you can see from Watts' picture above, they are pretty simple to put together. If you've already got the timer, for the price of a heavy-duty extension cord and a couple of strain-relief clamps you will be in business.
that was going to be my last option to use em if i cannot use the heavy dutty timer
\\ok so what i need to use the intermatic ?
\\ok so what i need to use the intermatic ?
Look closely at Watts' pictures. A 12/3 extension cord is good for 20 amps. Get a long enough cord that, when cut in two, the timer can be placed where you want it; the plug can reach the receptacle that you want to use; and the female end of the cord will reach from the timer to the ballast.
Get a couple of clamps that fit the cord and install them in the box. Cut the cord where it works for your application, and cut off any excess length that you don't want to deal with. The cord end with the male plug will have it's black wire installed on the "Line" side of the timer (terminal #1 on a T-101), and the end with the female plug will attach it's black wire to the "Load" side (terminal #2 on a T-101). The two white (neutral) wires will terminated together under the Neutral terminal ("A" on a T-101)The two ground wires will tie together and terminate under the green grounding screw.
In order to strip the jacket off of the cord without damaging the individual conductor's insulation, bend the cord into a tight "U" shape and cut through the jacket on the outside of the "U". You can then carefully cut through the outer jacket and avoid nicking the inner insulation. After the wires are terminated under the timer's clamps, wiggle the wires gently with your fingers and retighten the clamp as the wire strands settle into place.
Get a couple of clamps that fit the cord and install them in the box. Cut the cord where it works for your application, and cut off any excess length that you don't want to deal with. The cord end with the male plug will have it's black wire installed on the "Line" side of the timer (terminal #1 on a T-101), and the end with the female plug will attach it's black wire to the "Load" side (terminal #2 on a T-101). The two white (neutral) wires will terminated together under the Neutral terminal ("A" on a T-101)The two ground wires will tie together and terminate under the green grounding screw.
In order to strip the jacket off of the cord without damaging the individual conductor's insulation, bend the cord into a tight "U" shape and cut through the jacket on the outside of the "U". You can then carefully cut through the outer jacket and avoid nicking the inner insulation. After the wires are terminated under the timer's clamps, wiggle the wires gently with your fingers and retighten the clamp as the wire strands settle into place.
I don't understand your question.
