Re: What's this called?

From: Jim Thompson (thegreatone_at_example.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:23:52 -0700

On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 18:57:07 -0500, John Fields
<jfields@austininstruments.com> wrote:

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

;-)

                                        ...Jim Thompson 

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