Re: What's this called?

From: John Fields (jfields_at_austininstruments.com)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:57:07 -0500

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:13:31 -0400, joto <a@a.com> wrote:

>Hi, I need to turn off a certain electronic device X hours (3-4) after i
>start it. I want this to happen automatically, so I need something that
>goes between the device and the power outlet, which will automatically
>switch off the juice after X hours, as if the device was unplugged. I
>want it to be as easy to use as possible, so that there's just some dial
>or some buttons where I can set the time after which the device is to be
>turned off. It's running off of north american standard 120 V, 60 Hz, and
>if the device is turned off reliably there could be a sfatey hazard.
>
>What kind of thing would do the job/what's it called? 

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A timer, but if there could be a safety problem if it's turned off
reliably,  I'd call it a problem.
-- 
John Fields