Setting up an Automated Light System is Pissing me the F off

oceangreen

oceangreen

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My supply is 240v, I went with echontechniks contactor and a regular timer... it didn't seem to do the job. My timer blew.. or something. I got a power short. everyhting went off in the place.


Now I am looking at this.
http://www.somhydro.co.uk/product.asp?pid=1272
But I have a viable question.



The controller had 2 inputs. How will those 2 inputs power all those outlets when each wall plug has a a 13a fuse capacity. Wouldn't that controller be too much load on each wall socket? WOuld it be proper to wire that controller directly to the breaker?

How can I set this up right?

OG



 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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thats not a bad price for the setup. it has two plugs because it probably uses a dual terminal or quad terminal contactor, this lets one fused circuit power half of the outlets and another fused circuit to power the others. it is like a safeguard on trying to pull to many amps from a single circuit. it is very similar to what i built for my recycle timer to power all of my pumps(for about$30).
 
oceangreen

oceangreen

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SS,
Good on this side.

I for some reason cant comprehend how 6 600's are gong to be powered from 6 sockets.. Somethign seems NOT right about that, considering the 2 wall sockets can handle 15amps.. How the hell will 6 600's NOT overload that.

My view is I need to set up a seperate breaker from the Main power supply and have this(http://www.somhydro.co.uk/product.asp?pid=1649) set up to the seperate breaker and I can power my lights seperatly with no interference.

I just don't like the idea of my slit unit and mini ac unit, pumps and everything on the same breaker as my lights

Am I way off?

What should I do?
 
superstoner1

superstoner1

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the 2 plugs are for 2 seperate circuits, using different breakers, so it doesnt overload a single breaker or curcuit. they run 3 per curcuit
 
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