[titansfever83]

Why is it so hard to find a timer with individually controlled outlets?!?!?!....... in the US?


I found one that has 6 total outlets and 5 of them are individually controlled for $50 but they want like $25 for shipping! With a 2-6 WEEK shipping time.

Aquarium Digital PROGRAMMABLE TIMER Wave Maker/Light


Just a little tired of having half a dozen bulky single timers in my stand. I have the corallife one and frankly, I hate it and it's the closest one I can find for what I need. Ideally I need atleast a 4 individually controlled outlet.


Sorry for the rant.... spent the last hour searching the web for one and nothing here in the good ole US of A.

 

[titansfever83]

I got mine at HHGregg and it has 5 controlled and 1 always on. Here you go:

P6GC | APC 6-Outlet Power-Saving Surge Protector with LCD Timer® | hhgregg

Hope that is what you are looking for. You can program the 5 to whatever time you'd like.

Can the 5 be individually controlled? Like I want outlet 1 to come on at 8am and outlet 2 to come on at 10am and so on?

 

[titansfever83]

yeah, you can program the 5 individually to whatever you heart desires. I have all mine programmed for the same time, but yes, to answer your question. Plus it is in the USA and you prolly have one close to you, so no shipping

Holy sweet mother of Jesus!


Thank you Brian!!!

LOL, I searched google forever and never once did anything but the one I posted show up. Nothing on ebay either..... I have an HHGregg about 20 minutes from the house. Now time for some shut eye, I'll pick one up tomorrow.... well, today.

 

[titansfever83]

just thought I would throw this in the thread for someone that is looking for the same timer. The one from HHGregg was like $30 and I found a place online were they are $16.50 each. So I ordered two and they also offer free shipping on orders over $10(yes... that says ten bucks)


APC P6GC SURGEARREST 6OUT 120V POWER-SAVING TIMER ESSENTIAL (RETURNS / EXCHANGES: SEALED PRODUCT ONLY) - BLT Catalog

 

[titansfever83]

What is the smallest interval on these? Like seconds...minutes....quarter hour...hour?

looks like the lowest is minutes and I'm beginning to think this is NOT the type of timer strip I was looking for...... Here is the user guide, it's the first link under the documentation tab.

APC Power-Saving Timer Essential SurgeArrest, 6 Outlet, 120V

It never mentions how to control each individual outlet but tells you how to set program 1, program 2 and so on. You can set up to 6 programs per day.

Read the first sentence below "Overview and Operation"

 

[titansfever83]

the P6GC, you can control the on/off time on 5 of the outlets. I have not messed with the "programs", but you just go thru each outlet on the LCD screen and select times...It should be exactly what you need. Go pick it up at HH and try it out, if that is not what your looking for, just take it back, but it should be what you need

Smallest interval is mins...

The ones I ordered should be in tomorrow, they are the P6GC. The instructions I found online are very misleading then because not once does it mention outlet selection. lol, I started sweating it again to find a timer like I want after reading the instructions.

 

[titansfever83]

Thanks for the pics Brian!


Frogfever - I will try these $16.50 outlet strips first

 

[titansfever83]

REALLY!!! As much of a stink I made about these being individually controllable......




Well, I'm gonna send out an email to the manufacturer of the other power strip and see what it will take for me to be able to offer these in the U.S.

 

[titansfever83]

Doesn't grimm have something like this for his tank?

My very first post has the link to the same timer Grimm has but it's $50 plus another $30 to ship it to the U.S. I'm not paying almost $100 for a timer. I'll just use all my single timers and plug them into these nice new power strips I just bought

I'm still gonna try and talk to the manufacturer about offering these in the states.