ive been having alot of trouble getting my timer to work with my light, ive allready bought 2, and then found out that i needed a contactor, so i just bought a 250w one and plugged it into the second timer i bought. the problem is that it wont switch off, even if you switch off the timer manually


the timer is 230v ac 50Hz 13A (reistive) 2A (inductive)

250 w metal halide lamp

this is getting frustraiting and expensive, is my timer still too small to be used? maybe if it were 15A? do i need to go spend more money on growing instead of smoking again? i mean this doesnt sound like a very common

is it possible i could have blown timers before by using them without a contactor?