Discovered a circuit board that meets the requirements for automatically resuming stoker operation after a user selected expired time period. Forgetting to do restart stoker has been an all too often occurrence for plenty of us.
Never lose that fire AGAIN from temporarily switching your stoker off for the ash pan swap or other minor shut downs. Let the timer count down a delay period that suits your needs and then it restores the stoker back to prior service.
Able also light a bulb and/or have buzzer for the selected off period. Maybe all that is really needed is the light or buzzer, but why have the distraction if now it will auto resume alone.
Forgetting to Switch Stoker back on…SOLVED!!!
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I've seen many different versions of timers for that purpose. shouldn't be too hard to come up with something that would work.
I got a few off amazon, that does up/down, repeat cycle, etc....they work pretty slick and very small. I used on for a water circulator on our solar hot water. on 1 min/off 10 min.
Good luck if you building something.
I got a few off amazon, that does up/down, repeat cycle, etc....they work pretty slick and very small. I used on for a water circulator on our solar hot water. on 1 min/off 10 min.
Good luck if you building something.
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Here it is:
Found at eBay for less than $10. bucks!
Found at eBay for less than $10. bucks!
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I have one wired up on work bench and anytime I go by I trigger the off cycle and see the countdown start the timed interval to ticking down to zero then switching back to normal run. Work swell!!
Have my doubts on the 5 amp relay with more demanding motor circuits. But that small onboard relay can certainly pilot a more robust external relay.
Have my doubts on the 5 amp relay with more demanding motor circuits. But that small onboard relay can certainly pilot a more robust external relay.