auto-logic Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 I need a little bit of help building a timer circuit and here's to hoping someone on the board can advise.I need to:Press a buttonHave that activate a timer circuit which will supply power to a 120v outlet for around 10 seconds and then kill it. Can anyone point me in the direction of prebuilt or DIY circuits for this kind of thing?Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Should be easy to source those parts from any electronics store... (Maplins, etc...?) You need a 'Push to make' button, a timer chip with an adjustable screw, a relay switch, wire and some sort of board (we used to make stuff like this in school, so maybe someone in school or a friendly teacher would help) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto-logic Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Should be easy to source those parts from any electronics store... (Maplins, etc...?) You need a 'Push to make' button, a timer chip with an adjustable screw, a relay switch, wire and some sort of board (we used to make stuff like this in school, so maybe someone in school or a friendly teacher would help) Thank you for the reply: My biggest concern is how to run 120v in and out of this safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well the easy way is to use a solid state timer relay. Typically relays like that are rated for something around 24V~220V and the timer is adjustable, so you'll have a lot of flexibility. Here's an example: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/QCS10S110AL/966-1178-ND/2828022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Overlord Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Sorry, forgot to add something.. For the concern running the 120 volts, the relay is key, if you can get one that can internally take the wiring for the 120 volt supply, it should be safe, as the relay shouldn't feedback to your push button circuit.. if, for some reason, you cannot find such a relay, then you'll need a qualified electrical engineer as the circuit becomes more complicated, and a second apology, the advise for a qualified electrical engineer should have been my first response Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto-logic Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Well the easy way is to use a solid state timer relay. Typically relays like that are rated for something around 24V~220V and the timer is adjustable, so you'll have a lot of flexibility. Here's an example: http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/QCS10S110AL/966-1178-ND/2828022 That's great. Thank you! I'll mark this as solved but if you have any input if the below would be suitable, I'd appreciate it. http://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Relay-1EGC6?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP Best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astra.Xtreme Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's great. Thank you! I'll mark this as solved but if you have any input if the below would be suitable, I'd appreciate it. http://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Relay-1EGC6?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP Best That will definitely work. I don't know what sort of footprint you need this to be in, but you could alternatively get one that can be mounted to a DIN rail, and also probably find a button that can be DIN rail mounted. Mounting and wiring will be quite a bit easier that way. http://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Relay-1EJE8?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auto-logic Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 That will definitely work. I don't know what sort of footprint you need this to be in, but you could alternatively get one that can be mounted to a DIN rail, and also probably find a button that can be DIN rail mounted. Mounting and wiring will be quite a bit easier that way. http://www.grainger.com/product/DAYTON-Relay-1EJE8?functionCode=P2IDP2PCP Awesome. Thank you, and the DIN rail may be a good option as well, which I wasn't even aware of. Much appreciated. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsontb Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 you can use a staircase lighting timer, any electrician can help you with that but it may be difficult to find one with so low ON time from the first page i found on Modular Timers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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