anyone know of a sequential power strip?

[danny burstein]

(I figure this is the sort of item people
here might have looked for...)

We're all familiar with the standard power strips
with a half dozen or so outlets on it.

I'm looking for something similar, but with
one key difference. I'd like a strip that,
when I kick on the power switch, turns on
the first outlet, waits a bit, then activates
the second, then the third, etc.

(My specific reason is that I've got some computer
and networking equipment that works more reliably
when turned on/hooked up in sequence).

I've found some Super Heavy Duty items of
this sort designed for multiple heavy loads,
where the purpose is to reduce starting surges,
but they're also Very Expensive.

Has anyone here bumped into something more
reasonable? Thanks.

 

[danny burstein]

Or, wire together a series of time-delay relays.

I could certainly do that, but I'm hoping for something
that's UL approved.....

 

[Bill Kaszeta / Photovoltaic Resources]

Make an assembly using simple timers such as:

http://www.airotronics.com/site/product-delaymake_TGC.php

(I figure this is the sort of item people
here might have looked for...)

We're all familiar with the standard power strips
with a half dozen or so outlets on it.

I'm looking for something similar, but with
one key difference. I'd like a strip that,
when I kick on the power switch, turns on
the first outlet, waits a bit, then activates
the second, then the third, etc.

(My specific reason is that I've got some computer
and networking equipment that works more reliably
when turned on/hooked up in sequence).

I've found some Super Heavy Duty items of
this sort designed for multiple heavy loads,
where the purpose is to reduce starting surges,
but they're also Very Expensive.

Has anyone here bumped into something more
reasonable? Thanks.



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Tempe Arizona USA
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[danny burstein]

Make an assembly using simple timers such as:

http://www.airotronics.com/site/product-delaymake_TGC.php

Hmm...

On a related product, anyone know
of an _inline_ time delay relay?

That is, something the size of wall wart
that I could plug into an outlet, that
would have another outlet in it, and when power
came on would wait X seconds before energizing
the load side?

(Yes, I know how to build such circuits, but
having a ready-to-go box that just "does this"
would be much simpler).

THanks

 

[[email protected]]

The Goldburg way.

Get some tin cans.
Solder an overflow tube to each one.
Hang them by wires from light switches.
Put the switches in a frame as shown.
Run water into the top can, when it gets heavy enough it will cause
it's switch to turn on, and then as it over flows the process repeats
with the next switch.

*************************************************
* _ *
* | | *
* | |/| _ *
* |_| | | | *
* | | |/| _ *
*====== | |_| | | | *
* __|__ | | |/| _ *
* | |=== | |_| | | | *
* | | __|__ | | |/| _ *
* | | | |=== | |_| | | | *
* |_____| | | __|__ | | |/| *
* | | | |=== | |_| | *
* |_____| | | __|__ | *
* | | | |=== | *
* |_____| | | __|__ *
* | | | | *
* |_____| | | *
* | | *
* |_____| *
* *
* *
*************************************************

Dang, that is even better than the X-10 solution, or the Netflix
solution, where the computer keys on the first Netflix popup to start
the next bit of equipment, and so on.