Is there any reason why I shouldn't plug the controller into an extension cord or power strip? I'm short of wall outlets. I run 600w hps, a .8amp 170cfm fan and a couple small Honeywell floor fans. So: wall outlet->extension cord->power strip->Titan Zephyr 2->timer->lights.
Using the Titan Zephyr 2 Temp Controller
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Aeroknow
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You ended up getting it after all. Nice!
I don't see why not. It doesn't appear that you will be overloading that strip, from what you listed. But don't put anything else on there
What kind of timer are you using? Digital? Mechanical?
Because, if digital, i would check and make sure that it will power your light back on, if that shutdown switch actually had to work. Some digital timers will, some won't. The ones that won't, will only turn a device back on, once the timers "on" cycle is triggered again. Make sense?
You might have to put the shutdown switch after timer, rather than before it. If you have to put it after timer: set the delay on the switch to 15 min. And set your timer to come on 15 min. earlier. Your light will then turn on, on time.
Hope this made sense.
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Thanks for your reply! Makes perfect sense, but I'm not concerned about a restart. What I'm concerned about is my fan failing and my light frying my plants (or burning my house down). And so I like the "Hold" feature for dealing with restart. I have a mechanical timer, but If the temp gets too high, and the light is shut down, I can reset my timer when I'm home. I don't see this device as a regulator, more as a disaster saver.
Aeroknow
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Rite on.
Good investment for peace of mind huh?
I ran normally vented rooms for years(still do here and there) and we didn't have plug and play devices like that back then.
I then started building and running sealed rooms. I can't imagine what would happen with an AC failure. I don't build a room without a hightemp shutdown switch ever anymore. Sealed or ventilated. Sleep good!
Good investment for peace of mind huh?
I ran normally vented rooms for years(still do here and there) and we didn't have plug and play devices like that back then.
I then started building and running sealed rooms. I can't imagine what would happen with an AC failure. I don't build a room without a hightemp shutdown switch ever anymore. Sealed or ventilated. Sleep good!
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