Hey so i bought THIS TIMER, and just got it hooked up. I know there has been talk of others, but i don't know man, i think it's a pretty good deal for only $55 shipped if all you need is sub 1 sec capability, not sure what more expensive ones do for you, i'm too cheap to even look at a $100 timer, lol. To all those gonna DIY there sub 1 sec timer, you go girl, but for those looking to buy, and keep it cheap, maybe the 102 from timerco is an option?
I've got the timer set to pop my solenoid as low as it'll go, .1sec bursts right now, and the little SOB is doing it. I think i remember r0m saying when he went below .3 with his homemade timer, that his solenoid (which is the same as mine) would stick open, or maybe it was not fire at all? I remember him saying something like that,.. but with this timer i can say mine is doing it. I measure the amount of mist coming out my red cloudtops (18 total hooked to one noid BTW), with a tiny 2oz bottle and syringe. Not as accurate as some would have it, but if repeated a few times and you get the same totals, good the fuck enough IMO. Real world measurements (@ 140PSI) show that at a full 1 second on time i mist 1.5ml per nozzle, and at .1 sec on time i only mist .5ml per noz.
I run 3 noz's per 20 gallon (75L) trash can, so .75ml total.
Son-of-a-bitch if i ain't hitting that <1ml per 100L formula pretty much nuts on now
Running .1sec on, and 60sec off atm... guess ill see how that goes.
PS: I left the new acc i setup last week alone and went on vaca for 4 days, came home to nothing but bigger plants
i setup a surveillance cam in front of the pressure gauge, and logged in with my iPhone to make sure everything was AOK while i was away though, hehe
I've got the timer set to pop my solenoid as low as it'll go, .1sec bursts right now, and the little SOB is doing it. I think i remember r0m saying when he went below .3 with his homemade timer, that his solenoid (which is the same as mine) would stick open, or maybe it was not fire at all? I remember him saying something like that,.. but with this timer i can say mine is doing it. I measure the amount of mist coming out my red cloudtops (18 total hooked to one noid BTW), with a tiny 2oz bottle and syringe. Not as accurate as some would have it, but if repeated a few times and you get the same totals, good the fuck enough IMO. Real world measurements (@ 140PSI) show that at a full 1 second on time i mist 1.5ml per nozzle, and at .1 sec on time i only mist .5ml per noz.
I run 3 noz's per 20 gallon (75L) trash can, so .75ml total.
Son-of-a-bitch if i ain't hitting that <1ml per 100L formula pretty much nuts on now
Running .1sec on, and 60sec off atm... guess ill see how that goes.
PS: I left the new acc i setup last week alone and went on vaca for 4 days, came home to nothing but bigger plants
i setup a surveillance cam in front of the pressure gauge, and logged in with my iPhone to make sure everything was AOK while i was away though, hehe
