On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:25:14 -0700, "SteveB"
wrote:

Where would I look for a timer that would turn on an AC circuit for a short
time. Slightly different than the outdoor light timers, for I would like to
turn if on for small amounts of time, say five minutes every two hours.

Steve

Hey Steve,

Lots of industrial timers will do what you want. They mostly come
with a decent range of selectable of values/units, with timing on
each range from 1 to 999 as I recall. Have a peek at :

http://www.ab.com/industrialcontrols/products/relays_timers_and_temp_controllers/general_purpose_timers_and_counters/700-hr_specs.html

For instance, if you select 0.001 seconds, you can time from .001 to
1 second, or select the 10 second range and you can time from 1 to 999
seconds (16-1/2 minutes). The ones shown at the above will do from
..001 seconds minimum with the minimum unit size selected, to 300
hours maximum with the maximum unit size selected.

All very easy to "program" too. Availability at any electrical
wholesaler in the brand(s) he deals with.

Take care.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.